Drahichyn District Explained
| Drahichyn District |
| Native Name: |
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| Settlement Type: | District |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brest Region |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Drahichyn |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1855.66 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 33,486 |
| Population Urban: | 16,232 |
| Population Rural: | 17,254 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MSK |
| Utc Offset1: | +3 |
Drahichyn District or Drahičyn District[2] (Belarusian: Драгічынскі раён; Russian: Дрогичинский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Drahichyn.[3] [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 33,486.[1]
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Drahichyn District had a population of 42,948. Of these, 95.1% were of Belarusian, 2.1% Russian and 2.1% Ukrainian ethnicity. 82.1% spoke Belarusian and 16.0% Russian as their native language.[4] In 2023, it had a population of 34,144.[5]
Notes and References
- 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. 6 May 2024.
- Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- Web site: Drahichyn district of Brest region of Belarus, Architecture and culture, Sights and Attractions, Travel and Tourism, Online travel guide for Belarus.
- Web site: Drahichyn District Genealogy Resources & Vital Records.
- Web site: 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/. 17 April 2023. belsat.gov.by. 11 August 2023.
