Stowbtsy District

Stowbtsy District (Belarusian: Стаўбцоўскі раён; Russian: Столбцовский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Stowbtsy.[1]

Stowbtsy District
Стаўбцоўскі раён (Belarusian)
Столбцовский район (Russian)
Flag of Stowbtsy District
Coat of arms of Stowbtsy District
Coordinates: 53°29′N 26°44′E
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerStowbtsy
Area
  Total1,884 km2 (727 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total37,753
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

  • Jazep Losik (1884, Mikalajeŭščyna village - 1940), Belarusian academic, leading figure of the independence movement and a victim of Stalin’s purges[3]

References

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