Lida district

Lida District Лідскі раён (Belarusian) Лидский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°53′14″N 25°18′10″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Lida
Area
• District	1,566.74 km^2 (604.92 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	132,869
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
• Urban	113,437
• Rural	19,432
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Lida District (Belarusian: Лідскі раён; Russian: Лидский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Lida.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 132,869.[1]

Notable residents

• Vitold Ashurak (1970, Aharodniki village – 2021), Belarusian activist and political prisoner who died in custody[2]
• Kyprian Kandratovich (1859, Zinovičy village – 1932), military officer, commander of the armed forces of the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic[3]

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 13 May 2024.
2. ‘Persecuted, jailed, destroyed’: Belarus seeks to stifle dissent
3. Kyprian Kandratovič(in Belarusian)