Pruzhany District
Пружанскі раён (Belarusian)
Пружанский район (Russian)
District
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Coat of arms of Pruzhany District
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Location of Pruzhany District
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
Administrative centerPruzhany
Government
 • ChairmanMikhail Nikolayevich Kreydich[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,825.91 km2 (1,091.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Urban
23,386
 • Rural
18,944
 • Total
42,330
Ethnicity
[4]
 • Belarusian87.49%
 • Russian6.43%
 • Ukrainian3.40%
 • Polish1.85%
 • Other0.83%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code1632
Cities1
Rural councils12
Settlements245
WebsiteOfficial 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]

Demographics

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.

Administrative divisions

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
195983,267—    
197079,399−4.6%
197974,141−6.6%
198968,492−7.6%
199964,718−5.5%
2009[4]52,211−19.3%
2017[7]47,340−9.3%

References

  1. ^ "Chairman of the District Executive Committee". www.pruzhany.brest-region.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ a b "Final census data of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2009". census.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  5. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  6. ^ a b "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  7. ^ "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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