Vawkavysk District

Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District^[2] (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 64,036.^[1]

Vawkavysk District Ваўкавыскі раён (Belarusian) Волковысский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°10′N 24°28′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Vawkavysk
Area
• District	1,192.85 km2 (460.56 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	64,036
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	51,676
• Rural	12,360
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Larysa Hienijuš (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement^[3]

References

1. "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.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. “20 фактаў пра Ларысу Геніюш — легендарную паэтку, якая адмовілася ад савецкага пашпарта” (“20 facts about Larysa Hienijuš - a legendary poetess who declined a Soviet passport” (in Belarusian)