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Vawkavysk District Ваўкавыскі раён (Belarusian) Волковысский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Vawkavysk
Area
• District	1,192.85 km (460.56 sq mi)
Population
• District	64,036
• Density	54/km (140/sq mi)
• Urban	51,676
• Rural	12,360
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk. As of 2024, it has a population of 64,036.

Notable residents

• Larysa Hienijuš (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement

References

1. ^ "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.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. “20 фактаў пра Ларысу Геніюш — легендарную паэтку, якая адмовілася ад савецкага пашпарта” (“20 facts about Larysa Hienijuš - a legendary poetess who declined a Soviet passport” (in Belarusian)

v t e Subdivisions of Grodno Region, Belarus
Districts (raiony)	Ashmyany Astravyets Byerastavitsa Dzyatlava Grodno Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Shchuchyn Slonim Smarhon Svislach Vawkavysk Voranava Zelva
District centres	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa Voranava Zelva
Cities and towns	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Bruzgi Byarozawka Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Skidzyel' Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

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