Horki District Explained

Horki District
Settlement Type:District
Flag Size:150
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:38,180
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:221
Area Total Km2:1,284.31
Coordinates:54.2833°N 89°W
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Horki
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mogilev Region
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Horki District (Belarusian: Горацкі раён; Russian: Горецкий район|Goretsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Horki.[1] As of 2009, its population was 47,800. The population of Horki accounts for 68.6% of the district's population.[2]

The district is situated in the North-East part of the region. It was formed on 17 July 1924. It occupies 1284 km2 and its population is about 46,000 of people. The district is divided into 11 rural stations. On its territory are situated 172 rural populated villages. The district contains the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy and a pedagogical college founded in 1840. These conditions make Horki the center of agricultural science and research. The industry of the district consists of food enterprises, building materials enterprises, light industry enterprises. Agriculture of the district has several main branches: milk and meat cattle-breeding; grain and fodder crops growing; potato growing. Through the territory of Horki district railway Vorša-Kryčaŭ runs. Roads connect Horki with Vorša, Mahiloŭ, Mścisłaŭ and Drybin. Every year 290 thousand of passengers use local railway station and 5.5 million passengers use Horki bus station. The most famous museum of the district is the Memorial complex of “soviet-polish friendship” in Ramanava (Lenina) village. On the territory of Horki district the Pronia, Basia, Ramiastvianka, Lebiedzieŭka, Dniaprec, Miareja run. The useful minerals are peat, sands, and clays.

Notes and References

  1. 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. 5 August 2023.
  2. Web site: http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/1.2-7.pdf . ru:Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская . Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь . Russian . 13 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918181854/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/1.2-7.pdf . 18 September 2010 .