Miory District

Miory District (Belarusian: Мёрскі раён; Russian: Миорский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.^[2] Its administrative center is Miory.^[1]

Miory District Міёрскі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 55°37′N 27°37′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
Administrative center	Miory
Area
• Total	1,786.64 km2 (689.83 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	17,961
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Ceslaus Sipovich (1914 – October 4, 1981), bishop of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader.^[3]

References

1. "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 5 August 2023.
2. "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
3. Nadson, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.