Asipovichy District
Асіповіцкі раён (Belarusian)
District
Flag of Asipovichy District
Flag
Official seal of Asipovichy District
Seal
Location of Asipovichy District
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
Administrative centerAsipovichy
Area
 • Total1,947.21 km2 (751.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Lowest elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total43,849
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Asipovichy District or Asipovičy District[2] (Belarusian: Асіповіцкі раён; Russian: Осиповичский район, romanized: Osipovichsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Asipovichy.[3] In 2009, its population was 52,447. The population of Asipovichy accounts for 62.0% of the district's population.[4]

Geography

Major rivers in the district include the Berezina River and its tributaries, the Svislach and Ptsich. The Asipovichy Reservoir is on the Svislach. The largerst lake is Lake Lochinskoye.[5]

Transport

The railroad branches Minsk-Babruysk and Mogilev-Baranavichy and the automobile road Minsk-Gomel run through the district.

References

  1. ↑ "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ↑ Osipovichi Raion official website
  4. ↑ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Geography of Osipovichi Raion Archived October 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

53°18′N 28°39′E / 53.300°N 28.650°E / 53.300; 28.650


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