Miory District
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Miory District
Міёрскі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°37′N 27°37′E / 55.617°N 27.617°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Miory |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,786.64 km2 (689.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 17,961 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Miory District (Belarusian: Мёрскі раён; Russian: Миорский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Miory.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Ceslaus Sipovich (1914 – October 4, 1981), bishop of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Nadson, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.
