Nyasvizh District
Нясвіжскі раён (Belarusian) Несвижский район (Russian) | |
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Coordinates: 53°13′N 26°40′E / 53.217°N 26.667°E / 53.217; 26.667 | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Minsk Region |
Administrative center | Nyasvizh |
Area | |
• District | 862.75 km (333.11 sq mi) |
Population | |
• District | 38,667 |
• Density | 45/km (120/sq mi) |
• Urban | 19,569 |
• Rural | 19,098 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Nyasvizh District or Niasviž District (Belarusian: Нясвіжскі раён; Russian: Несвижский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Nyasvizh. As of 2024, it has a population of 38,667.
Notable residents
- Alexander Nadson (1926, Haradzyeya – 2015), the Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad, scholar, translator and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader
- Uładzimir Žyłka (1900, Makašy village – 1933), Belarusian poet and Gulag prisoner
References
- ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- "2009 Belarusian census" (in Belarusian). belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- "Alexander Nadson (1926–2015) – in Memoriam | The Journal of Belarusian Studies"
- Маракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Жылка Ўладзімір Адамавіч" . www.marakou.by (in Belarusian).
Subdivisions of Minsk Region, Belarus | ||
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Administrative center of Minsk Region but administratively separated |