| Conventional Long Name: | Brześć District |
| Common Name: | Brześć |
| Native Name: | Okręg brzeski (Polish) |
| Nation: | Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories |
| Subdivision: | District |
| Event Start: | Formation of Brześć District |
| Date Start: | 7 June |
| Year Start: | 1919 |
| Event1: | Incorporation into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories |
| Date Event1: | 9 September 1920 |
| Event End: | Incorporation into Second Polish Republic |
| Date End: | 20 December |
| Year End: | 1920 |
| P1: | Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and BelorussiaLithuanian–Byelorussian SSR |
| Flag P1: | Flag of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.svg |
| S1: | Byelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicByelorussian SSR |
| Flag S1: | Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951–1991).svg |
| S2: | Nowogródek District |
| S3: | Polesian District |
| Stat Year1: | 1919 |
| Stat Area1: | 57758 |
| Stat Pop1: | 1 121 978 |
| Image Map Caption: | Location within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands |
| Capital: | Brest-Litovsk |
| Title Leader: | Chief of District |
| Leader1: | Maciej Jamont |
| Year Leader1: | 1919 |
| Leader2: | Władysław Jeśman |
| Year Leader2: | 1919–1920 |
| Political Subdiv: | 6 counties (until August 1919) 7 counties (August – November 1919) 8 counties (since November 1919) |
| Membership Title1: | Civil administration |
| Membership1: | Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (June 1919 – September 1920) Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories (September 1920 – December 1920) |
Brześć District was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from June 1919[1] to September 1920, and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920[2] to December 1920,[3] all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Brest-Litovsk. In December 1919, it had an area of 57758km2, and was inhabited by 1,121,978 people.[4]
It was established on 7 June 1919 with the formation of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands, from the lands conquered from the Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia.[5] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[2] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated into Nowogródek and Polesian Districts.[3]
It was established on 7 June 1919 with the formation of Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front, from the lands conquered from the Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia.[5] It was formed as a district of the civil administration under the control of Second Polish Republic, of the lands conquered by it during the Polish–Soviet War. Its seat was located Brest-Litovsk. The region was governed by the Chief of District.[6] The first person in that office was Maciej Jamont, and the second one was Władysław Jeśman, who assumed the office on 8 November 1919.[7]
It consisted of the counties of Brześć Litewski, Wołkowysk, Prużana, Słonim, Kobryń and Pińsk.[3]
On 1 August 1919, part of Nowogródek County, Wilno District and Słuck County, Mińsk Districtand were reformed into Baranowicze County that was incorporated into Brześć District.[8] On 6 November 1919, to the district was incorporated Mozyrz County, with provisional seat located in Zhytkavichy.[9] On 10 April 1920, to the Mozyrz County was temporarily added part of Rechitsky Uyezd.[10]
On 9 September 1920, the district was incorporated into, then formed, Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[2] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated into Nowogródek and Polesian Districts.[3]
In December 1919, the district was inhabited by 1 121 978 people, and had an area of 57 758km2, having the population density of 19.4/km2. The biggest cities were: Pińsk with 21 436 inhabitants, Brześć Litewski with 14 005, and Baranowicze with 10 373. The territory included 5544 other settlements, from which 10 had populations between 5 and 10 thousand and 43, between 1 and 5 thousand.[4]
In the school year of 1919/1920, the district had 347 primary schools, 18 middle schools, 14 vocational schools, 2 teacher seminars and 1 course. To all schools had attended 28 427 students and taught 727 teachers. In March 1920, there were 349 schools that taught in Polish language and 379 that taught in others.[11]