Novogrudok district
District of Grodno region, Belarus
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Novogrudok district or Navahrudak district (Belarusian: Навагрудскі раён, romanized: Navahrudski rajon; Russian: Новогрудский район, romanized: Novogrudsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Novogrudok.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 40,761.[1]
Novogrudok district
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| Coordinates: 53.5833°N 25.8167°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno region |
| Administrative center | Novogrudok |
| Area | |
| 1,668.01 km2 (644.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| 40,761 | |
| • Density | 24.437/km2 (63.291/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,924 |
| • Rural | 11,837 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Fabijan Abrantovič (1884, Vieraskava village – 1946), religious and civic leader of the first half of the 20th century, victim of the Soviet repressions[2]
- Uladzimir Konan (1934, Vieraskava village - 2011), Belarusian philosopher[3]
- Michaś Naŭmovič (1922, Kašaliova village - 2004), French artist, member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[4]
- Paval Navara (1927, Kupisk village - 1983), Belarusian émigré public figure and a co-founder of the Anglo-Belarusian Society[5]
- Jazep Sažyč (1917, Haradzečna village – 2007), political figure, President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[6]
