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Zelva District Зэльвенскі раён (Belarusian) Зельвенский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E / 53.150°N 24.817°E / 53.150; 24.817
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Zelva
Area
• District	869.69 km (335.79 sq mi)
Population
• District	12,851
• Density	15/km (38/sq mi)
• Urban	6,296
• Rural	6,555
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Zelva District or Zeĺva District (Belarusian: Зэльвенскі раён; Russian: Зельвенский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Zelva. As of 2024, it has a population of 12,851.

Notable residents

• Vasil Zacharka (1877–1943), Belarusian statesman and president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
• Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959), drafter of the Genocide Convention

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. Vasil Zacharka, IVth President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (Васіль Захарка, IV старшыня Рады БНР)(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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