Vawkavysk district
District of Grodno region, Belarus
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Vawkavysk district or Vaŭkavysk district[2] (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 64,036.[1]
Notable residents
- Larysa Hienijuš (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement[3]