Brest district

Brest district (Belarusian: Брэсцкі раён; Russian: Брестский район) is a district (raion) of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest, which is administratively separated from the district.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 45,658.^[1]

Brest district Брэсцкі раён (Belarusian) Брестский район (Russian)
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°06′55″N 23°39′40″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
Formed	January 15, 1940
Administrative center	Brest
Area
• District	1,533.89 km2 (592.24 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	45,658
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
• Urban	1,142
• Rural	44,516
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	brest.brest-region.gov.by

Demographics

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Brest district had a population of 39,426. Of these, 83.0% were of Belarusian, 8.1% Russian, 6.9% Ukrainian and 0.9% Polish ethnicity. 54.8% spoke Russian and 40.4% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 45,629.^[2]

Industries

This raion is specialized in agriculture. Several recreational areas like Belaye Lake, summer camps and rest homes along the Mukhavets River attract numerous tourists from the country and abroad.