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District of Grodno Region, Belarus
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District in Grodno Region, Belarus
Shchuchyn District Шчучынскі раён (Belarusian)
Щучинский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Shchuchyn DistrictFlagCoat of arms of Shchuchyn DistrictCoat of arms
Location of Shchuchyn District
Coordinates: 53°33′37″N 24°52′11″E / 53.5602777878°N 24.8697222322°E / 53.5602777878; 24.8697222322
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerShchuchyn
Area
 • District1,911.54 km (738.05 sq mi)
Population
 • District31,721
 • Density17/km (43/sq mi)
 • Urban17,863
 • Rural13,858
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (1524) in the village of Muravanka.

Shchuchyn District or Ščučyn District (Belarusian: Шчучынскі раён; Russian: Щучинский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Shchuchyn. As of 2024, it has a population of 31,721.

Notable residents

  • Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski (also known as Vatslaw Ivanowski or Wacław Iwanowski) (1880 - 1943), Belarusian political and public figure of the first half of the 20th century
  • Alaiza Pashkevich (pen name Ciotka) (1876 – 1916), Belarusian poet and political activist of the Belarusian 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. "Вацлаў Іваноўскі" . Рада Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі // Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (in Belarusian).
  4. Wilson, Andrew (2021). Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship (New ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-300-25921-6.
  5. Alaiza Pashkevich (Алаіза Пашкевіч) (in Belarusian)
Subdivisions of Grodno Region, Belarus
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