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Shchuchyn district
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| Coordinates: 53°33′37″N 24°52′11″E / 53.5602777878°N 24.8697222322°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno region |
| Administrative center | Shchuchyn |
| Area | |
| 1,911.54 km2 (738.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| 31,721 | |
| • Density | 16.594/km2 (42.979/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,863 |
| • Rural | 13,858 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Shchuchyn district or Ščučyn district[2] (Belarusian: Шчучынскі раён; Russian: Щучинский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Shchuchyn.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 31,721.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski (also known as Vatslaw Ivanowski or Wacław Iwanowski) (1880 - 1943), Belarusian political and public figure of the first half of the 20th century[3][4]
- Alaiza Pashkevich (pen name Ciotka) (1876 – 1916), Belarusian poet and political activist of the Belarusian national movement[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "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 13 May 2024.
- ↑ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ↑ "Вацлаў Іваноўскі" [Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski]. Рада Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі // Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (in Belarusian).
- ↑ Wilson, Andrew (2021). Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship (New ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-300-25921-6.
- ↑ Alaiza Pashkevich (Алаіза Пашкевіч) (in Belarusian)
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