| Vileyka District
Вілейскі раён (Belarusian) Вилейский район (Russian) | |
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| Coordinates: 54°29′N 26°55′E / 54.483°N 26.917°E / 54.483; 26.917 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Administrative center | Vileyka |
| Area | |
| • District | 2,453 km (947 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • District | 46,075 |
| • Density | 19/km (49/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,625 |
| • Rural | 19,450 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Vileyka District or Viliejka District (Belarusian: Вілейскі раён; Russian: Вилейский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Vileyka. As of 2024, it has a population of 46,075.
Notable residents
- Janka Filistovič (1926, Paniacičy village – 1953), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement and a member of the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Belarus in the 1950s.
- Piotra Sych (1912, Baturyna village – 1963) - Belarusian writer and journalist, a 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)
- Арлоў, Уладзімер (2020). ІМЁНЫ СВАБОДЫ (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе.) (PDF) (in Belarusian) (4-е выд., дап. ed.). Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. pp. 244–245.
- Пётра Сыч (Piotra Sych) (in Belarusian)
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