Stolin District
Stolin District
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| Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 26°51′22″E / 51.90028°N 26.85611°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Stolin |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Grigory Vasilevich Protosovitsky[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,342.06 km2 (1,290.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
| • Urban | 25,137 |
| • Rural | 43,503 |
| • Total | 68,640 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Belarusian | 97.28% |
| • Russian | 1.15% |
| • Other | 1.57% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | 1655 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Rural councils | 19 |
| Settlements | 97 |
| Website | Official website |
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.[3] 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.[3]
History
[edit]It was established on January 15, 1940.
Geography
[edit]The district covers 3,342 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi) and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.
Demographics
[edit]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.[5]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district is subdivided into two cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural).[6] 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.
| Name | Belarusian | Russian | Status | Settlements |
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| Stolin | Столін | Столин | city of rayon sub-ordinance | |
| Davyd-Haradok | Давыд-Гарадок | Давид-Городок | city of rayon sub-ordinance | |
| Byelavusha | Белавушскі сельсавет | Белоушский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Byerazhnoye | Беражноўскі сельсавет | Бережновский сельский Совет | village council | 6 |
| Vyalikaye Malyeshava | Велікамалешаўскі сельсавет | Большемалешевский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Vyelyamichy | Веляміцкі сельсавет | Велемичский сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Vidziborats | Відзіборскі сельсавет | Видиборский сельский Совет | village council | 11 |
| Hlinka | Глінкаўскі сельсавет | Глинковский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Haradnaya | Гараднянскі сельсавет | Городнянский сельский Совет | village council | 7 |
| Lyadzyets | Лядзецкі сельсавет | Лядецкий сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Man'kavitsy | Манькавіцкі сельсавет | Маньковичский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Al'shany | Альшанскі сельсавет | Ольшанский сельский Совет | village council | 3 |
| Plotnitsa | Плотніцкі сельсавет | Плотницкий сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Radchytsk | Радчыцкі сельсавет | Радчицкий сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Ramyel' | Рамельскі сельсавет | Ремельский сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Rubyel' | Рубельскі сельсавет | Рубельский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Rukhcha | Рухчанскі сельсавет | Рухчанский сельский Совет | village council | 6 |
| Struga | Стружскі сельсавет | Стружский сельский Совет | village council | 11 |
| Fyodory | Фядорскі сельсавет | Федорский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Kharomsk | Харомскі сельсавет | Хоромский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Rechytsa | Рэчыцкі сельсавет | Речицкий сельский Совет | village council | 8 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 99,121 | — |
| 1970 | 102,184 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 98,905 | −3.2% |
| 1989 | 91,291 | −7.7% |
| 1999 | 89,026 | −2.5% |
| 2009[4] | 80,695 | −9.4% |
| 2017[7] | 73,331 | −9.1% |
Notable people
[edit]- Helena Skirmunt, painter and sculptor
- Nadzeya Ostapchuk, athlete
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Head of Stolin District Executive Committee". www.stolin.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 "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "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). Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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