Polotsk District
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Polotsk District | |
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Coordinates: 55°29′N 28°48′E / 55.483°N 28.800°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Vitebsk Region |
Administrative center | Polotsk |
Area | |
• Total | 3,137.78 km2 (1,211.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 100,316 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Polotsk District or Polatsk District (Belarusian: Полацкі раён, romanized: Polacki rajon; Russian: Полоцкий район, romanized: Polotsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] The administrative center of the district is Polotsk.[1] The city of Novopolotsk is administratively separated from the district.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Branislaŭ Epimach-Šypila (1859, Budzkaŭščyna – 1934), Belarusian cultural figure, publisher, linguist and literary critic
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Vitebsk regions". Retrieved 11 November 2011.