Pastavy District
Pastavy District (Belarusian: Пастаўскі раён; Russian: Поставский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] The administrative center is the town of Pastavy.[1]
Pastavy District
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| Coordinates: 55°7′N 26°50′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Pastavy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,096.44 km2 (809.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 32,402 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Uladzimir Dubouka (1900 – 1976), Belarusian poet, writer and a Gulag prisoner[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 5 August 2023.
- "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- Uladzimir Dubouka (Дубоўка Уладзімір Мікалаевіч)(in Belarusian)
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