Byerastavitsa District Explained

Official Name:Byerastavitsa District
Native Name:
Flag Size:150
Coordinates:53.1956°N 24.0208°W
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Grodno Region
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa
Area Total Km2:743.58
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14,445
Population Urban:5,728
Population Rural:8,717
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Byerastavitsa District or Bierastavica District[2] (Belarusian: Бераставіцкі раён; Russian: Берестовицкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 14,445.[1]

History

The district was founded from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1940, as Krynki Raion; in 1944, it was renamed to the current name.[3]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 13 May 2024.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. Web site: Berestovitsa District (Belarus) . 2008-10-12 . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090204114911/http://www.belarus.by/en/belarus/territory/grodno/berestovitsar/ . dead .
  4. Web site: ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist . 20 May 2022.