| Ashmyany District
Ашмянскі раён (Belarusian) Ошмянский район (Russian) | |
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| Coordinates: 54°17′29″N 26°02′43″E / 54.2914°N 26.0453°E / 54.2914; 26.0453 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Ashmyany |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,215.92 km (469.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • District | 29,133 |
| • Density | 24/km (62/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,787 |
| • Rural | 12,346 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Ashmyany District or Ašmiany District (Belarusian: Ашмянскі раён, romanized: Ashmyanski rajon; Russian: Ошмянский район, romanized: Oshmyansky rayon) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Ashmyany. As of 2024, it has a population of 29,133.
Notable residents
- Jazep Hermanovich (1890, Halshany – 1978), Belarusian Eastern Catholic priest, writer, poet and Gulag survivor
- Zygmunt Mineyko (1840, Zialony Bor – 1925), a leading figure of the January Uprising on the territory of Belarus
References
- ^ "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.
- Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ЯЗЭП ГЕРМАНОВІЧ – СВЯТАР І ПІСЬМЕННІК (Jazep Hermanovich - Priest and Writer
- Імёны Свабоды: Зыгмунт Мінейка (1840 – 27.12.1925) (The Names of Freedom: Zygmunt Mineyko (1840- 27.1#.1925)
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