Voranava District

District of Grodno Region, Belarus

District in Grodno Region, Belarus

Voranava District Воранаўскі раён (Belarusian) Вороновский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°09′N 25°19′E / 54.150°N 25.317°E / 54.150; 25.317
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Voranava
Area
• Total	1,418.39 km² (547.64 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[1]
• Total	21,799
• Density	15/km² (40/sq mi)
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]

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

^ ^a ^b "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 10 August 2023.
^ Паўстанне 1863 г. на Лідчыне (the 1863 Uprising in the Lida area) (in Belarusian)