Pruzhany District

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Pruzhany District
Пружанскі раён (Belarusian)
Пружа́нский райо́н (Russian)
District
Coat of arms of Pruzhany District
Coat of arms
Location of Pruzhany District
Country Belarus
RegionFlag of Brest Voblast, Belarus.svg Brest
SeatPruzhany
Government
 • ChairmanMikhail Nikolayevich Kreydich[1]
Area
[2]
 • District2,825.91 km2 (1,091.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • District47,340
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,297
 • Rural
24,043
Ethnic Composition
[4]
 • Belarusian87.49%
 • Russian6.43%
 • Ukrainian3.40%
 • Polish1.85%
 • Other0.83%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)1632
Cities1
Rural Councils12
Settlements245
WebsiteOfficial website

Pruzhany District or Pruzhanski Rayon Belarusian: Пружанскі раён, romanized: Pružanski rajon; Russian: Пружа́нский райо́н, romanized: Pruzhansky rayon) is district (raion) of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Pruzhany.[5]

Demographics[]

At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Pruzhany Raion had a population of 52,511. Of these, 87.5% were of Belarusian, 6.4% Russian, 3.4% Ukrainian and 1.9% Polish ethnicity. 65.4% spoke Belarusian and 31.7% Russian as their native language.

Administrative Divisions[]

The district is subdivided into 1 city and 12 rural councils administering a total of 245 settlements (2 urban and 243 rural).[5]

Name Name (Belarusian) Name (Russian) Type Settlements
Pruzhany Пружаны Пружаны city of rayon subordinance
Велікасельскі Великосельский rural council 13
Зеляневіцкі Зеленевичский rural council 24
Лінаўскі Линовский rural council 26
Мокраўскі Мокровский rural council 24
Навазасімавіцкі Новозасимовичский rural council 1
Пружанскі Пружанский rural council 19
Сухопальскі Сухопольский rural council 28
Хараўскі Хоревской rural council 20
Шаняўскі Шеневской rural council 19
Шчарчоўскі Щерчовский rural council 22
Ружанскі Ружанский rural council 33
Шарашэўскі Шерешевский rural council 16
Historical population
YearPop.±%
195983,267—    
197079,399−4.6%
197974,141−6.6%
198968,492−7.6%
199964,718−5.5%
2009[4]52,211−19.3%
2017[3]47,340−9.3%

References[]

  1. ^ "Chairman of the District Executive Committee". www.pruzhany.brest-region.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  2. ^ State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus (1 Jan 2011). "State Land Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus". www.gki.gov.by (in Russian).
  3. ^ a b "Population as of 1 January 2017 and the average annual population in 2016 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, and townships". www.belstat.gov.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  4. ^ a b "Final census data of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2009". census.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  5. ^ a b "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.


Coordinates: 52°33′32″N 24°28′09″E / 52.55889°N 24.46917°E / 52.55889; 24.46917


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