Maladzyechna District or Maladziečna District[2] (Belarusian: Маладзечанскі раён, romanized: Maladziečanski rajon; Russian: Молодечненский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[1] The administrative center is Maladzyechna.[3][1] As of 2024, it has a population of 128,742.[1]
Maladzyechna District | |
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| Coordinates: 54°18′49″N 26°51′06″E / 54.3136°N 26.8517°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Administrative center | Maladzyechna |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,392 km2 (537 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • District | 128,742 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95,282 |
| • Rural | 33,460 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | Maladzyechna ispolkom website |
Geography
Main settlements
Notable residents
- Mikola Abramchyk (1903, Syčavičy village - 1970), Belarusian politician and president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[4]
- Janka Kupała (1882, Viazynka estate – 1942), Belarusian poet and writer[5]
- Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski (1885, Maksimaŭka village - 1938), Belarusian politician and member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[6]
- Siaržuk Vituška (1965, Čyść - 2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer[7]
- Tomasz Zan (1796, Miasata village – 1855), poet and activist[8]