Varapayeva Explained

Varapayeva
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Vitebsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pastavy District
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,219
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:55.1428°N 27.2022°W

Varapayeva (Belarusian: Варапаева|Varapajeva; Russian: Воропаево|Voropayevo) is an urban-type settlement in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 2,219.[1]

History

Woropajewo, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 50.1% Polish, 38.7% Belarusian, and 7.3% Jewish.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.

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. 1 January 2024.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць . 2009 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 334 . 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II. 1923. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 36.