Karma district explained

Official Name:Karma District
Native Name:
Flag Size:150
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gomel Region
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Karma
Area Total Km2:949.15
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13,073
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Karma District (be|Кармянскі раён|Karmianski rajon; ru|Кормянский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Karma.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 13,073.[1]

History

The district was severely affected by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Before 1986, there were 104 settlements in the district, and the population was 25.9 thousand people (including 6,450 people living in Karma). After the accident, 3,400 families (more than 6,000 people) were resettled; 29 settlements were resettled and subsequently abolished; two agricultural enterprises ceased to exist, and 16,800 hectares of agricultural land were withdrawn from use.

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. 6 May 2024.