Syanno district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Syanno district (Belarusian: Сенненскі раён; Russian: Сенненский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Syanno.[1]
Syanno district
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| Coordinates: 54°48′N 29°42′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Syanno |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,966.05 km2 (759.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 19,035 |
| • Density | 9.6818/km2 (25.076/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Zair Azgur (1908, Maǔčany village – 1995), Belarusian sculptor[3]
- Pyotr Masherov (1919, Šyrki village – 1980), Soviet partisan in World War II and leader of Soviet Belarus between 1965 – 1980[4]
- Lavon Rydleŭski (1903, Uljanavičy village - 1953), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement and an anti-Soviet resistance and a prominent member of the Belarusian diaspora.[5]