Karelichy District

Karelichy District

Карэліцкі раён (Belarusian)
Кореличский район (Russian)
Karelichy District Карэліцкі раён (Belarusian); Кореличский район (Russian)
District
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	Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E / 53.567°N 26.133°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Karelichy
Area
• District	1,093.66 km2 (422.26 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• District	18,080
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	7,961
• Rural	10,119
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Karelichy District or Kareličy District^[2] (Belarusian: Карэліцкі раён; Russian: Кореличский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Karelichy.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 18,080.^[1]

Notable residents

Jan Bułhak (1876, Astašyn village – 1950), photographer, ethnographer and folklorist^[3]
Ignacy Domeyko (1802, Miadzviedka estate – 1889), geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile^[4]
Archimandrite Leo Garoshka(1911, Traščycy village – 1977), Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite, religious and social activist, researcher of the history of religion in Belarus and anfounder of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in London.^[5]
Barys Rahula (1920, Turec village – 2005), Belarusian political activist^[6]

References

^ ^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.
^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
^ "JAN BUŁHAK – THE MAN WHO CAPTURED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY VILNIUS". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Ігнат Дамейка (Ihnat Damejka)(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ Nadsan, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.
^ "Барыс Рагуля (Barys Rahula) (in Belarusian)". Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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[pop-1] "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] "JAN BUŁHAK – THE MAN WHO CAPTURED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY VILNIUS". Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[4] "Ігнат Дамейка (Ihnat Damejka)(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[5] Nadsan, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.

[6] "Барыс Рагуля (Barys Rahula) (in Belarusian)". Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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v t e Subdivisions of Grodno Region, Belarus
Districts (raiony)	Ashmyany Astravyets Byerastavitsa Dzyatlava Grodno Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Shchuchyn Slonim Smarhon Svislach Vawkavysk Voranava Zelva
District centres	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa Voranava Zelva
Cities and towns	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Bruzgi Byarozawka Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Skidzyel' Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

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