Kapyl District
Kapyl District (Belarusian: Капыльскі раён; Russian: Копыльский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[1] Its administrative center is Kapyl.[2][1]
Kapyl District
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| Coordinates: 53°09′00″N 27°05′30″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Administrative center | Kapyl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,600 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 26,785 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | Kopyl ispolkom website |
Notable residents
- Ales Adamovich (1927, Kanuchi village – 1994), Belarusian writer and critic, author of the screenplay for film “Come and See” [3]
- Paval Zhauryd (1889, Cieciarouka village – 1939), Belarusian military figure, one of the commanders of the Slutsk defence action and a victim of Stalin's purges[4]
References
- "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- Kopyl raion page Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine at Minsk Oblispolkom website
- Read and See: Ales Adamovich and Literature out of FireBy Valzhyna Mort
- "Першая вялікая бітва за незалежнасць Беларусі – Слуцкі збройны чын (First major battle for independence of Belarus - Slutsk military action) (in Belarusian)". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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