Ivatsevichy District
Івацэвіцкі раён (Belarusian)
Ивацевичский район (Russian)
Flag of Ivatsevichy District
Coat of arms of Ivatsevichy District
Coordinates: 52°42′47″N 25°20′34″E / 52.71306°N 25.34278°E / 52.71306; 25.34278
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
Administrative centerIvatsevichy
Area
  Total2,998.11 km2 (1,157.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total50,922
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websiteivacevichi.brest-region.gov.by
The first monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko in Belarus erected in Mieračoŭščyna in 2018

Ivatsevichy District or Ivacevičy District[2] (Belarusian: Івацэвіцкі раён; Russian: Ивацевичский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Ivatsevichy.[1]

Vygonoschanskoye Lake, the sixth-largest lake in Belarus, is situated in the district.[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Ivatsevichy District had a population of 59,906. Of these, 94.4% were of Belarusian, 3.7% Russian, 0.9% Ukrainian and 0.5% Polish ethnicity. 76.5% spoke Belarusian and 22.7% Russian as their native language.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. "U.S. Embassy Marks Birthday of Tadeusz Kościuszko With Donation to Museum". U.S. Department of State. 5 February 2015.


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