Voranava district

Voranava District Воранаўскі раён (Belarusian) Вороновский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°09′N 25°19′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Voranava
Area
• District	1,418.39 km^2 (547.64 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	21,114
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
• Urban	7,636
• Rural	13,478
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Voranava District (Belarusian: Воранаўскі раён; Russian: Вороновский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Voranava.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 21,114.[1]

Demographics

Ethnic composition:^[citation needed]

• Poles - 80.8%
• Belarusians - 13%
• Lithuanians and others comprise the rest.

Notable residents

• Ludwik Narbutt (1832, Šaǔry - 1863), military commander during the January Uprising who led a large unit of insurgents in the region of the town of Lida[2]

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. Паўстанне 1863 г. на Лідчыне (the 1863 Uprising in the Lida area) (in Belarusian)