Vitebsk District or Viciebsk District[2] (Belarusian: Віцебскі раён, romanized: Viciebski rajon; Russian: Витебский район, romanized: Vitebsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in northern Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the city of Vitebsk, which is administratively separated from the district.[1] The most populated town of the district itself is Ruba.
Vitebsk District | |
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![]() Location of Vitebsk District within Vitebsk Region | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Vitebsk Region |
Administrative center | Vitebsk |
Municipalities | Total 44 + Vitebsk |
Area | |
• Total | 2,737 km2 (1,057 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 34,478 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Governor | Gennady Sabynich |
Website | Official website |
Geography
Situated in the eastern side of the district and crossed by the Vitba River; Vitebsk District borders, from north to south, the districts of Haradok, Shumilina, Beshankovichy, Syanno and Liozna. In the eastern side it borders with the Russian oblasts, from south to north, of Smolensk and Pskov.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 8 rural councils (selsoviets) and 45 municipalities (including Vitebsk).[3]
Rural councils
Municipalities
Notable residents
- Alexander Rypinski (1809, Kukaviačyna estate - 1886), Belarusian and Polish poet, translator and folklorist, participant in the November Uprising[4]
References
External links
Media related to Viciebsk District at Wikimedia Commons