Stolin District

Stolin District (Belarusian: Столінскі раён, romanized: Stolinski rajon; Russian: Столинский район, romanized: Stolinsky rayon) is district (raion) in Brest Region, Belarus. Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin.^[3] At the 1999 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people lived in urban areas. As of 2024, it has a population of 68,640.^[3]

Stolin District Столінскі раён (Belarusian) Столинский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 26°51′22″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
Administrative center	Stolin
Government
• Chairman	Grigory Vasilevich Protosovitsky[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,342.06 km2 (1,290.38 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Urban	25,137
• Rural	43,503
• Total	68,640
Ethnicity [4]
• Belarusian	97.28%
• Russian	1.15%
• Other	1.57%
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Area code	1655
Cities	2
Rural councils	19
Settlements	97
Website	Official website

History

It was established on January 15, 1940.

Geography

The district covers 3,342 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi) and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.

Demographics

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 69,462.^[5]

Administrative divisions

The district is subdivided into two cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural).^[6] The two cities are Stolin, the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok. There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa, which is classified as a worker settlement.

Name	Belarusian	Russian	Status	Settlements
Stolin	Столін	Столин	city of rayon sub-ordinance
Davyd-Haradok	Давыд-Гарадок	Давид-Городок	city of rayon sub-ordinance
Byelavusha	Белавушскі сельсавет	Белоушский сельский Совет	village council	2
Byerazhnoye	Беражноўскі сельсавет	Бережновский сельский Совет	village council	6
Vyalikaye Malyeshava	Велікамалешаўскі сельсавет	Большемалешевский сельский Совет	village council	5
Vyelyamichy	Веляміцкі сельсавет	Велемичский сельский Совет	village council	4
Vidziborats	Відзіборскі сельсавет	Видиборский сельский Совет	village council	11
Hlinka	Глінкаўскі сельсавет	Глинковский сельский Совет	village council	5
Haradnaya	Гараднянскі сельсавет	Городнянский сельский Совет	village council	7
Lyadzyets	Лядзецкі сельсавет	Лядецкий сельский Совет	village council	4
Man'kavitsy	Манькавіцкі сельсавет	Маньковичский сельский Совет	village council	2
Al'shany	Альшанскі сельсавет	Ольшанский сельский Совет	village council	3
Plotnitsa	Плотніцкі сельсавет	Плотницкий сельский Совет	village council	5
Radchytsk	Радчыцкі сельсавет	Радчицкий сельский Совет	village council	5
Ramyel'	Рамельскі сельсавет	Ремельский сельский Совет	village council	4
Rubyel'	Рубельскі сельсавет	Рубельский сельский Совет	village council	2
Rukhcha	Рухчанскі сельсавет	Рухчанский сельский Совет	village council	6
Struga	Стружскі сельсавет	Стружский сельский Совет	village council	11
Fyodory	Фядорскі сельсавет	Федорский сельский Совет	village council	2
Kharomsk	Харомскі сельсавет	Хоромский сельский Совет	village council	5
Rechytsa	Рэчыцкі сельсавет	Речицкий сельский Совет	village council	8

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1959	99,121	—
1970	102,184	+3.1%
1979	98,905	−3.2%
1989	91,291	−7.7%
1999	89,026	−2.5%
2009[4]	80,695	−9.4%
2017[7]	73,331	−9.1%

Notable people

• Helena Skirmunt, painter and sculptor
• Nadzeya Ostapchuk, athlete

See also

• Horodno Ghetto

References

1. "Head of Stolin District Executive Committee". www.stolin.brest-region.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
2. State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus (1 Jan 2011). "State Land Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus". www.gki.gov.by (in Russian).
3. "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 6 May 2024.
4. "Final census data of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2009". census.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
5. "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 13 August 2023.
6. "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
7. "Population as of 1 January 2017 and the average annual population in 2016 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, and townships". www.belstat.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-16.