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Svislach District

Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E / 53.033°N 24.100°E / 53.033; 24.100
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Svislach District
Свіслацкі раён (Belarusian)
Свислочский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Svislach District
Flag
Coat of arms of Svislach District
Coat of arms
Location of Svislach District
Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E / 53.033°N 24.100°E / 53.033; 24.100
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerSvislach
Area
 • District
1,449.53 km2 (559.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District
12,755
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Urban
6,661
 • Rural
6,094
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Svislach District or Svislač District[2] (Belarusian: Свіслацкі раён; Russian: Свислочский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Svislach.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,755.[1]

Notable residents

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  • Vincent Hadleŭski (1888, village of Porozowo (now Šuryčy) – 1942), Belarusian Catholic priest, publicist and politician, victim of the Nazi repressions[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Яны былі першыя. Вінцэнт Гадлеўскі(They were the first. Vincent Hadleŭski (in Belarusian)
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