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District of Brest Region, Belarus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pruzhany District or Pružany District[5] (Belarusian: Пружанскі раён, romanized: Pružanski rajon; Russian: Пружанский район, romanized: Pruzhansky rayon) is district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Pruzhany.[6][3] As of 2024, it has a population of 41,603.[3]
Pruzhany District
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Country | Belarus |
Region | Brest Region |
Administrative center | Pruzhany |
Government | |
• Chairman | Mikhail Nikolayevich Kreydich[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,825.91 km2 (1,091.09 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[3] | |
• Urban | 23,255 |
• Rural | 18,348 |
• Total | 41,603 |
Ethnicity | |
• Belarusian | 87.49% |
• Russian | 6.43% |
• Ukrainian | 3.40% |
• Polish | 1.85% |
• Other | 0.83% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Area code | 1632 |
Cities | 1 |
Rural councils | 12 |
Settlements | 245 |
Website | Official website |
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Pruzhany District had a population of 52,511. Of these, 87.5% were of Belarusian, 6.4% Russian, 3.4% Ukrainian and 1.9% Polish ethnicity. 65.4% spoke Belarusian and 31.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 42,330.[7]
The district is subdivided into one city and 12 rural councils administering a total of 245 settlements (two urban and 243 rural).[6]
Name | Name (Belarusian) | Name (Russian) | Type | Settlements |
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Pruzhany | Пружаны | Пружаны | city of district subordinance | |
Velikasyel'ski | Велікасельскі | Великосельский | rural council | 13 |
Zyelyanyevitski | Зеляневіцкі | Зеленевичский | rural council | 24 |
Linawski | Лінаўскі | Линовский | rural council | 26 |
Mokrawski | Мокраўскі | Мокровский | rural council | 24 |
Navazasimavitski | Навазасімавіцкі | Новозасимовичский | rural council | 1 |
Pruzhanski | Пружанскі | Пружанский | rural council | 19 |
Sukhopal'ski | Сухопальскі | Сухопольский | rural council | 28 |
Kharawski | Хараўскі | Хоревской | rural council | 20 |
Shanyawski | Шаняўскі | Шеневской | rural council | 19 |
Shcharchowski | Шчарчоўскі | Щерчовский | rural council | 22 |
Ruzhanski | Ружанскі | Ружанский | rural council | 33 |
Sharashewski | Шарашэўскі | Шерешевский | rural council | 16 |