Dobrush district
District of Gomel region, Belarus
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Dobrush district or Dobruš district[2] (Belarusian: Добрушскі раён, romanized: Dobrušski rajon; Russian: Добрушский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Dobrush.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 34,735.[1]
Dobrush district
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| Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel region |
| Administrative center | Dobrush |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,452.72 km2 (560.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 34,735 |
| • Density | 23.910/km2 (61.927/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 247050 |
| Area code | +375 2333 |
| License plate | 3 |
The uninhabited Russian exclave Sankovo-Medvezhye is situated in the district.[3]
Administrative divisions
Dobrush district is divided into 14 village council regions (selsoviets).
- Borschovsky
- Ivakovsky
- Kormyansky
- Krugovets-Kalininsky
- Krupetsky
- Kuzminichsky
- Leninist
- Nosovichsky
- Pererostovsky
- Rassvetovsky
- Terekhovsky
- Usoho-Budsky
- Utevsky
- Zhgunsky
Notable residents
- Cimoch Vostrykaǔ (in Belarusian Цімох Вострыкаў) (1922, Barščoŭka village - 2007), member of the anti-Soviet resistance, representative of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Gulag prisoner [4][5]
