Zhytkavichy District Explained

Official Name:Zhytkavichy 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:Zhytkavichy
Area Total Km2:2,916.27
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:32,740
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Zhytkavichy District or Žytkavičy District[2] (Belarusian: Жыткавіцкі раён; Russian: Житковичский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Zhytkavichy. As of 2024, it has a population of 32,740.[1]

The third largest lake in the country, Lake Chervonoye, is situated in the district.[3]

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.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. Web site: Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus . Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. . 2011 . Land of Ancestors . 29 September 2013 .