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Byaroza District

Coordinates: 52°31′58″N 24°58′39″E / 52.53278°N 24.97750°E / 52.53278; 24.97750
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Byaroza District
Бярозаўскі раён (Belarusian)
Берёзовский район (Russian)
District
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Coat of arms of Byaroza District
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Coordinates: 52°31′58″N 24°58′39″E / 52.53278°N 24.97750°E / 52.53278; 24.97750
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
Formed1940
Administrative centerByaroza
Government
 • ChairmanVyacheslav Metlitsky[1]
Area
 • District
1,405.74 km2 (542.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • District
57,767
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
39,360
 • Rural
18,407
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websitebereza.brest-region.gov.by

Byaroza District or Biaroza District[3] (Belarusian: Бярозаўскі раён; Russian: Берёзовский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Byaroza.[2] The district is located in the northwest of the historical region of Polesia. As of 2024, it has a population of 57,767.[2]

History

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The district was formed in 1940 after the Soviet annexation of Western Belarus.

In 1958–1967 the Byaroza hydroelectric power station was built. The town of Byelaazyorsk was built for the power station workers in 1958.

There are two biological reserves in the district, near villages Sporava and Buslowka.

Demographics

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At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Byaroza District had a population of 66,988. Of these, 90.8% were of Belarusian, 5.7% Russian, 1.8% Ukrainian and 1.0% Polish ethnicity. 61.7% spoke Belarusian and 36.2% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 58,350.[4]

Economics

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There are industry enterprises in the raion producing agricultural products, ceramics, construction materials, textiles.

An important railway branch connecting Brest and Minsk goes through the Byaroza district. Its main railway stations are Byaroza-Kartuzskaya, Bronnaya Hara and Byelaazyorsk.

Places of interest

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "В трех районах Брестской области появились новые руководители исполнительной "вертикали"В трех районах Брестской области появились новые руководители исполнительной "вертикали"". www.ganc-chas.by (in Russian). 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  4. ^ "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 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Разанаў Алесь" [Razanaŭ Aleś]. slounik.org (in Belarusian). Archived from the original on 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
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