Stowbtsy District or Stoŭbcy District[2] (Belarusian: Стаўбцоўскі раён; Russian: Столбцовский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Stowbtsy.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 37,546.[1]
Stowbtsy District
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| Coordinates: 53°29′N 26°44′E / 53.483°N 26.733°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Administrative center | Stowbtsy |
| Area | |
• District | 1,884 km2 (727 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 37,546 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,737 |
| • Rural | 19,809 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Jazep Losik (1884, Mikalajeŭščyna village - 1940), Belarusian academic, leading figure of the independence movement and a victim of Stalin’s purges[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ "2009 Belarusian census" (in Belarusian). belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Имя ў беларускай навуцы: Язэп Лёсік" (A name in Belarusian academia: Jazep Losik) (in Belarusian)