Valozhyn district

Valozhyn District
Валожынскі раён (Belarusian)
Воложинский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Valozhyn District
Flag
Coat of arms of Valozhyn District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 54°05′N 26°31′E / 54.083°N 26.517°E / 54.083; 26.517
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerValozhyn
Area
 • District
1,916 km2 (740 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District
33,499
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,863
 • Rural
19,636
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Valozhyn District or Valožyn District[2] (Belarusian: Валожынскі раён; Russian: Воложинский район) is district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Valozhyn.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 33,499.[1]

Notable residents

  • Nahum Goldmann (1895–1982), founder and president of the World Jewish Congress, and president of the World Zionist Organization
  • Francišak Kušal (1895, Piaršai – 1969), Belarusian political and military leader[4]
  • Shimon Peres (born Szymon Perski; 1923–2016), prime minister of Israel and president of Israel
  • Yehoshua Rabinovitz (1911–1979), Israeli mayor of Tel Aviv.

References

  1. ^ 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 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "2009 Belarusian census" (in Belarusian). belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ Kušel (Kušal) Francišak