Ivatsevichy District
Ivatsevichy District or Ivacevičy District (Belarusian: Івацэвіцкі раён; Russian: Ивацевичский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Ivatsevichy.[1]
Ivatsevichy District
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| Coordinates: 52°42′47″N 25°20′34″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Ivatsevichy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,998.11 km2 (1,157.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,922 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | ivacevichi |
Vygonoschanskoye Lake, the sixth-largest lake in Belarus, is situated in the district.[2]
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Ivatsevichy District had a population of 59,906. Of these, 94.4% were of Belarusian, 3.7% Russian, 0.9% Ukrainian and 0.5% Polish ethnicity. 76.5% spoke Belarusian and 22.7% Russian as their native language.
Notable residents
- Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (English: Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 1746, Mieračoŭščyna estate – 1817), national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and the United States[3]
References
- "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "U.S. Embassy Marks Birthday of Tadeusz Kościuszko With Donation to Museum". U.S. Department of State. 5 February 2015.
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