Polotsk district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Polotsk district or Polatsk district (Belarusian: Полацкі раён, romanized: Polacki rajon; Russian: Полоцкий район, romanized: Polotsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.[2] The administrative center of the district is Polotsk.[1] The city of Novopolotsk is administratively separated from the district.[1]
Polotsk district
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| Coordinates: 55°29′N 28°48′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Polotsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,137.78 km2 (1,211.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 100,316 |
| • Density | 31.9704/km2 (82.8029/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Branislaŭ Epimach-Šypila (1859, Budzkaŭščyna – 1934), Belarusian cultural figure, publisher, linguist and literary critic