Chavusy District
Чавускі раён (Belarusian)
Flag of Chavusy District
Coat of arms of Chavusy District
Location of Chavusy District
Coordinates: 53°48′N 30°58′E / 53.800°N 30.967°E / 53.800; 30.967
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
Administrative centerChavusy
Area
  Total1,471.39 km2 (568.11 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total16,956
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Chavusy District or Čavusy District[2] (Belarusian: Чавускі раён; Russian: Чаусский район, romanized: Chaussky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Chavusy. As of 2009, its population was 21,242. The population of Chavusy accounts for 50.3% of the district's population.[3]

Notable residents

Ivan Nasovič (1788 - 1877), author of the first dictionary of the modern Belarusian language.[4]

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. 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.
  4. "The 230th anniversary of Ivan Nosovich". National Library of Belarus.


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