Brest district

Brest District Брэсцкі раён (Belarusian) Брестский район (Russian)
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°06′55″N 23°39′40″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
Formed	January 15, 1940
Administrative center	Brest
Area
• District	1,533.89 km^2 (592.24 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	45,658
• Density	30/km^2 (77/sq mi)
• Urban	1,142
• Rural	44,516
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	brest.brest-region.gov.by

Brest District (Belarusian: Брэсцкі раён; Russian: Брестский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest, which is administratively separated from the district.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 45,658.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Brest District had a population of 39,426. Of these, 83.0% were of Belarusian, 8.1% Russian, 6.9% Ukrainian and 0.9% Polish ethnicity. 54.8% spoke Russian and 40.4% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 45,629.[2]

Industries

This raion is specialized in agriculture. Several recreational areas like Belaye Lake, summer camps and rest homes along the Mukhavets River attract numerous tourists from the country and abroad.

References

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 6 May 2024.
2. "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 10 August 2023.

External links

Media related to Brest District at Wikimedia Commons

• Photos on Radzima.org