District of Brest Region, Belarus
District in Brest Region, Belarus
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] As of 2024, it has a population of 41,603.[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. In 2023, it had a population of 42,330.[7]
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]
Historical populationYear | | |
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1959 | 83,267 | — |
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1970 | 79,399 | −4.6% |
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1979 | 74,141 | −6.6% |
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1989 | 68,492 | −7.6% |
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1999 | 64,718 | −5.5% |
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2009[4] | 52,211 | −19.3% |
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2017[8] | 47,340 | −9.3% |
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