Pruzhany District
Pruzhany District
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| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Pruzhany |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Mikhail Nikolayevich Kreydich[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,825.91 km2 (1,091.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
| • Urban | 23,255 |
| • Rural | 18,348 |
| • Total | 41,603 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Belarusian | 87.49% |
| • Russian | 6.43% |
| • Ukrainian | 3.40% |
| • Polish | 1.85% |
| • Other | 0.83% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | 1632 |
| Cities | 1 |
| Rural councils | 12 |
| Settlements | 245 |
| Website | Official website |
Pruzhany District or Pružany District[5] (Belarusian: Пружанскі раён, romanized: Pružanski rajon; Russian: Пружанский район, romanized: Pruzhansky rayon) is district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Pruzhany.[6][3] As of 2024, it has a population of 41,603.[3]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Pruzhany District had a population of 52,511. Of these, 87.5% were of Belarusian, 6.4% Russian, 3.4% Ukrainian and 1.9% Polish ethnicity. 65.4% spoke Belarusian and 31.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 42,330.[7]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district is subdivided into one city and 12 rural councils administering a total of 245 settlements (two urban and 243 rural).[6]
| Name | Name (Belarusian) | Name (Russian) | Type | Settlements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruzhany | Пружаны | Пружаны | city of district subordinance | |
| Velikasyel'ski | Велікасельскі | Великосельский | rural council | 13 |
| Zyelyanyevitski | Зеляневіцкі | Зеленевичский | rural council | 24 |
| Linawski | Лінаўскі | Линовский | rural council | 26 |
| Mokrawski | Мокраўскі | Мокровский | rural council | 24 |
| Navazasimavitski | Навазасімавіцкі | Новозасимовичский | rural council | 1 |
| Pruzhanski | Пружанскі | Пружанский | rural council | 19 |
| Sukhopal'ski | Сухопальскі | Сухопольский | rural council | 28 |
| Kharawski | Хараўскі | Хоревской | rural council | 20 |
| Shanyawski | Шаняўскі | Шеневской | rural council | 19 |
| Shcharchowski | Шчарчоўскі | Щерчовский | rural council | 22 |
| Ruzhanski | Ружанскі | Ружанский | rural council | 33 |
| Sharashewski | Шарашэўскі | Шерешевский | rural council | 16 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 83,267 | — |
| 1970 | 79,399 | −4.6% |
| 1979 | 74,141 | −6.6% |
| 1989 | 68,492 | −7.6% |
| 1999 | 64,718 | −5.5% |
| 2009[4] | 52,211 | −19.3% |
| 2017[8] | 47,340 | −9.3% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chairman of the District Executive Committee". www.pruzhany.brest-region.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus (1 Jan 2011). "State Land Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus". www.gki.gov.by (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d "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 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Final census data of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2009". census.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ a b "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Population as of 1 January 2017 and the average annual population in 2016 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, and townships". www.belstat.gov.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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