Ushachy District
Ushachy District
Ушацкі раён(Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates:55°11′N28°37′E/ 55.183°N 28.617°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Ushachy |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,489.38 km2(575.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 11,732 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2(20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3(MSK) |
Ushachy District(Belarusian:Ушацкі раён;Russian:Ушачский район) is adistrict(raion) ofVitebsk RegioninBelarus.[2]Its administrative center isUshachy.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Ryhor Baradulin(1935, Verasoǔka village – 2014), Belarusian poet, essayist and translator[3]
- Vasíl Býkaŭ(1924, Byčki village – 2003), prominent Belarusian writer[4]
- Chaim Zhitlowsky(1865,Ushachy– 1943), Jewish philosopher, writer, andYiddishist[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"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 fromthe originalon 17 April 2023.Retrieved5 August2023.
- ^"Vitebsk regions"(in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2011.Retrieved11 November2011.
- ^Сёння нарадзіўся Рыгор Барадулін (Today is the birthday of Ryhor Baradulin)(in Belarusian)
- ^Vasil Bykaŭ. Biography
- ^"Dr. Chaim Zhitlovsky".Yiddishkayt.Retrieved2022-05-03.
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