Vyerkhnyadzvinsk district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Vyerkhnyadzvinsk district (Belarusian: Верхнядзьвінскі раён; Russian: Верхнедвинский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Vyerkhnyadzvinsk.[1]
Verkhnyadzvinsk district
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| Coordinates: 55°46′N 27°56′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Vyerkhnyadzvinsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,140.76 km2 (826.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191.8 m (629 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 19,032 |
| • Density | 8.8903/km2 (23.026/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
In this district is the northernmost point of Belarus, situated to the north of Osveya Lake.[3] Osveya Lake is the second largest lake in the country. Another large lake in Verkhnyadzvinsk district is Lisno, which is the twelfth-largest in Belarus.[4]