Official Name: | Aktsyabrski District |
Other Name: | Akciabrski District |
Native Name: | |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gomel Region |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Aktsyabrski |
Area Total Km2: | 1,381.19 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 12,896 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Aktsyabrski District or Akciabrski District (Belarusian: Акцябрскі раён|Akciabrski rajon; Russian: Октябрьский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in southern Belarus. Its administrative center is Aktsyabrski.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,896.[1]
Its rural territory includes eight selsoviets (rural districts): Aktsyabrski (Акцябрскі), Valosavitski (Валосавіцкі), Lamavitski (Ламавіцкі), Lyubanski (Любанскі), Lyaskavitski (Ляскавіцкі), Paretski (Парэцкі), Pratasawski (Пратасаўскі), and Chyrvonaslabodski (Чырвонаслабодскі).
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Aktsyabrski District had a population of 15,989. Of these, 95.1% were of Belarusian, 2.8% Russian and 1.0% Ukrainian ethnicity. 90.8% spoke Belarusian and 7.6% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a total population of 13,208.[2]