Smarhon district
District of Grodno region, Belarus
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Smarhon district or Smarhoń district[2] (Belarusian: Смаргонскі раён; Russian: Сморгонский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Smarhon.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 48,464.[1]
CountryBelarus
Administrative centerSmarhon
Highestelevation320 m (1,050 ft)
Lowestelevation121 m (397 ft)
Smarhon district
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| Coordinates: 54°29′01″N 26°24′00″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno region |
| Administrative center | Smarhon |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Henadzi Kharuzhyk |
| Area | |
| 1,490.01 km2 (575.30 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| 48,464 | |
| • Density | 32.526/km2 (84.242/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35,422 |
| • Rural | 13,042 |
| Website | smorgon |
Historically the district's center Smarhon was part of the Vilnius Voivodeship within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795.[3] Forty percent of the names of Smarhon district's settlements have remained of the Lithuanian origin, while residents of Smarhon once spoke in the Eastern Aukštaitian-Vilnian dialect of Lithuanian language.[3]
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Notable residents
- Adam Stankievič (1882, Arlianiaty village – 1949), Belarusian Roman Catholic priest, politician and writer, a Gulag prisoner[4]
- Jan Stankievič (1891, Arlianiaty village – 1976), Belarusian politician, linguist, historian and philosopher[5]
- Antoni Leszczewicz (1890, Abramaǔščyna – 1943), beautified Marian Father and Roman Catholic priest, victim of the Nazis[6]
- Andrei Tsikota (1891–1952), Belarusian priest, member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and a victim of the Gulag[7][8]
