Slawharad district

Slawharad district or Slaŭharad district^[2] (Belarusian: Слаўгарадскі раён; Russian: Славгородский район, romanized: Slavgorodsky raion) is a district (raion) of Mogilev region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Slawharad. As of 2009, its population was 14,888. The population of Slawharad accounts for 53.7% of the district's population.^[3]

Slawharad district Слаўгарадскі раён (Belarusian) Славгородский район (Russian)
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev region
Administrative center	Slawharad
Area
• Total	1,317.82 km2 (508.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	12,393
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

History

As a result of the Chernobyl disaster, part of the district's territory became contaminated, and the inhabitants were resettled. In the area, several settlements remained uninhabited.^[4]