| Brest District | |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 52.1153°N 23.6611°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brest Region |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Date: | January 15, 1940 |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Brest |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1533.89 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 45,658 |
| Population Urban: | 1142 |
| Population Rural: | 44516 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MSK |
| Utc Offset1: | +3 |
Brest District (Belarusian: Брэсцкі раён; Russian: Брестский район) is an district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest, which is administratively separated from the district.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 45,658.[1]
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Brest District had a population of 39,426. Of these, 83.0% were of Belarusian, 8.1% Russian, 6.9% Ukrainian and 0.9% Polish ethnicity. 54.8% spoke Russian and 40.4% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 45,629.[2]
This raion is specialized in agriculture. Several recreational areas like Belaye Lake, summer camps and rest homes along the Mukhavets River attract numerous tourists from the country and abroad.