Baranovichy District

Baranavichy District Баранавіцкі раён
Country	Belarus
Administrative center	Baranavichy
Website	baranovichi.brest-region.gov.by

Baranavichy District is a district of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Baranavichy.

Demographics[]

At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Baranavichy District had a population of 41,902. Of these, 86.9% were of Belarusian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Russian and 1.1% Ukrainian ethnicity. 81.6% spoke Belarusian and 16.6% Russian as their native language.

Notable residents[]

Adam Mickiewicz (1798, Zavosse village – 1855), poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist and translator^[1]

Jan (Ivan) Sierada (1879, Zadzveja village — 1943), Belarusian statesman, writer, first president of the Belarusian Democratic Republic^[2]

References[]

Coordinates: 53°07′40″N 25°58′43″E / 53.12778°N 25.97861°E / 53.12778; 25.97861

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