- Source: Stolin District
Stolin District (Belarusian: Столінскі раён, romanized: Stolinski rajon; Russian: Столинский район, romanized: Stolinsky rayon) is district (raion) in Brest Region, Belarus. Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin. At the 1999 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people lived in urban areas. As of 2024, it has a population of 68,640.
History
It was established on January 15, 1940.
Geography
The district covers 3,342 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi) and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 69,462.
Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into two cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural). The two cities are Stolin, the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok. There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa, which is classified as a worker settlement.
Notable people
Helena Skirmunt, painter and sculptor
Nadzeya Ostapchuk, athlete
See also
Horodno Ghetto
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Stolin
- Stolin District
- Rechytsa, Stolin District
- Brest Region
- Lyasny
- Olshany
- Swamps of Belarus
- Horodno Ghetto
- Konstancja Skirmuntt
- Pavel Kallaur
