Pyetrykaw District
Петрыкаўскі раён (Belarusian)
Петриковский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Pyetrykaw District
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Coat of arms of Pyetrykaw District
Coat of arms
Location of Pyetrykaw District
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerPyetrykaw
Area
 • Total2,835.18 km2 (1,094.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total25,721
 • Density9.1/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Pyetrykaw District or Pietrykaŭ District[2] (Belarusian: Петрыкаўскі раён, romanized: Pietrykaŭski rajon; Russian: Петриковский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Pyetrykaw.

Notable residents

Notes

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Pyetrykawski Rayon (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Маракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Дудар Алесь" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Aleś Dudar, by Leanid Marakou. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian)
  5. ^ Belarusian opposition takes heart

52°15′N 028°30′E / 52.250°N 28.500°E / 52.250; 28.500


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