Official Name: | Lyepyel District |
Native Name: | |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Lyepyel |
Area Total Km2: | 1,822.22 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 30,737 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Lyepyel District (Belarusian: Лепельскі раён; Russian: Лепельский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[2] The administrative center is Lyepyel.[1]
The 19th Guards Mechanized Brigade is located as of 2012 in Zaslonovo, a few kilometres west of Lyepyel.
Today this district is famous for its health resorts surrounded by lakes and forest. The largest lake among them is Lyepyelskoye.[3] The Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve is located in the district, with Domzheritsy village serving as its administrative centre.
The Vula river flows through this district.