Dokshytsy District or Dokšycy District (Belarusian: Докшыцкі раён; Russian: Докшицкий район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Dokshytsy.[2]
Dokshytsy District
Докшыцкі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 54°53′N 27°46′E / 54.883°N 27.767°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Dokshytsy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,267.61 km2 (875.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,003 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Kastuś Akuła (1925, Veracei village - 2008), Belarusian writer[3]
References
edit- ^ "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 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Kastuś Akuła". Retrieved 20 February 2022.