Kamyenyets District
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Kamyenyets District
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| Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 23°48′46″E / 52.38889°N 23.81278°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Kamyenyets |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,705.32 km2 (658.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,476 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | kamenec |
Kamyenyets District or Kamenets District (Belarusian: Камянецкі раён; Russian: Каменецкий район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Kamyenyets.[1]
Geography
The westernmost point of Belarus is situated in Kamyenyets District, a few kilometers southwest from Vysokaye on the Bug River.[2]
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Kamyenyets District had a population of 39,143. Of these, 83.2% were of Belarusian, 7.4% Ukrainian, 6.7% Russian and 1.7% Polish ethnicity. 52.1% spoke Russian and 43.0% Belarusian as their native language.
Notable residents
- Usievalad Ihnatoŭski (1881, Takary village - 1931), Belarusian politician, scholar and the first president of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus[3]
- Romuald Traugutt (1826, Šastakova village – 1864), general and war hero best known for commanding the January Uprising of 1863[4][5]
References
- ^ 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 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Ihnatoŭski Ŭsievaład". www.slounik.org
- ^ Рамуальд Траўгут на Кобрыншчыне (Romuald Traugutt in the Kobryn area) (in Belarusian)
- ^ Імёны Свабоды: Рамуальд Траўгу (The Names of Freedom: Romuald Traugutt) (in Belarusian)
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