Chavusy District
Chavusy District
Чавускі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 53°48′N 30°58′E / 53.800°N 30.967°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| Administrative center | Chavusy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,471.39 km2 (568.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,956 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Chavusy District (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.[2]
Notable residents
Ivan Nasovič (1788 - 1877), author of the first dictionary of the modern Belarusian language.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The 230th anniversary of Ivan Nosovich". National Library of Belarus.
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