Brahin District
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Brahin District
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 Location of Brahin District within Gomel Region | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| Administrative center | Brahin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,960.46 km2 (756.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,726 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | Official website |
Brahin District or Bragin District (Belarusian: Брагінскі раён, romanized: Brahinski rajon; Russian: Брагинский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Brahin. As of 2024, it has a population of 11,726.[1]
Geography
[edit]The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, 14 rural councils (selsoviets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[2][3] To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus.[4]
Notable residents
[edit]- Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
- ^ 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
- ^ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Cimafiejeva Julia Piatroǔna (Цімафеева Юлія Пятроўна)
External links
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Media related to Brahin District at Wikimedia Commons
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