Dokshytsy District

District of Vitebsk Region, Belarus

District in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

Dokshytsy District Докшыцкі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°53′N 27°46′E / 54.883°N 27.767°E / 54.883; 27.767
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
Administrative center	Dokshytsy
Area
• Total	2,267.61 km² (875.53 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population (2023)^[1]
• Total	21,003
• Density	9.3/km² (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Dokshytsy District or Dokšycy District (Belarusian: Докшыцкі раён; Russian: Докшицкий район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Dokshytsy.^[2]

Notable residents

Kastuś Akuła (1925, Veracei village - 2008), Belarusian writer^[3]

References

^ "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 5 August 2023.
^ "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
^ "Kastuś Akuła". Retrieved 20 February 2022.