Kamyenyets district
District of Brest region, Belarus
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Kamyenyets district or Kamieniec district[2] (Belarusian: Камянецкі раён; Russian: Каменецкий район) is a district (raion) of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Kamyenyets.[1][3] As of 2024, it has a population of 31,088.[1]
Kamyenyets district
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| Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 23°48′46″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest region |
| Administrative center | Kamyenyets |
| Area | |
| 1,705.32 km2 (658.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| 31,088 | |
| • Density | 18.230/km2 (47.216/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,200 |
| • Rural | 17,888 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | kamenec |
Geography
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Kamyenyets district had a population of 39,143. Of these, 83.2% were of Belarusian, 7.4% Ukrainian, 6.7% Russian and 1.7% Polish ethnicity. 52.1% spoke Russian and 43.0% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 31,476.[5]
Notable residents
- Usievalad Ihnatoŭski (1881, Takary village - 1931), Belarusian politician, scholar and the first president of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus[6]
- Romuald Traugutt (1826, Šastakova village – 1864), general and war hero best known for commanding the January Uprising of 1863[7][8]
