Sharkawshchyna district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Sharkawshchyna district (Belarusian: Шаркаўшчынскі раён; Russian: Шарковщинский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Sharkawshchyna.[2]
Sharkawshchyna district
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| Coordinates: 55°22′N 27°28′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Sharkawshchyna |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,196.98 km2 (462.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 13,362 |
| • Density | 11.163/km2 (28.912/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Helen Michaluk (born 1930), prominent figure of the Belarusian diaspora who was a long-standing (and the only female) head of the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain.[3]