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Pyetrykaw District

Coordinates: 52°15′N 028°30′E / 52.250°N 28.500°E / 52.250; 28.500
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Pyetrykaw District
Петрыкаўскі раён (Belarusian)
Петриковский район (Russian)
Flag of Pyetrykaw District
Coat of arms of Pyetrykaw District
Location of Pyetrykaw District
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerPyetrykaw
Area
 • Total2,835.18 km2 (1,094.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total25,531
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Pyetrykaw District or Pietrykaŭ District[2] (Belarusian: Петрыкаўскі раён, romanizedPietrykaŭski rajon; Russian: Петриковский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Pyetrykaw. As of 2024, it has a population of 25,531.[1]

Notable residents

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  • Mikhail Marynich (1940, Staryja Haloǔčycy village – 2014), Belarusian diplomat, public figure and political prisoner[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Pyetrykawski Rayon (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Маракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Дудар Алесь" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Aleś Dudar, by Leanid Marakou. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian)
  5. ^ Belarusian opposition takes heart

52°15′N 028°30′E / 52.250°N 28.500°E / 52.250; 28.500