Vawkavysk District
Ваўкавыскі раён (Belarusian)
Волковысский район (Russian)
Flag of Vawkavysk District
Coat of arms of Vawkavysk District
Location of Vawkavysk District
Coordinates: 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerVawkavysk
Area
  Total1,192.85 km2 (460.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total64,996
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District[2] (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk.[1]

Notable residents

  • Larysa Hienijuš (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 10 August 2023.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. “20 фактаў пра Ларысу Геніюш — легендарную паэтку, якая адмовілася ад савецкага пашпарта” (“20 facts about Larysa Hienijuš - a legendary poetess who declined a Soviet passport” (in Belarusian)
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