Pukhavichy District (Pukhavichsky Rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
) of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
in the east of
Minsk Voblast
Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, ...
. The capital of the town is
Marjina Horka
Marjina Horka or Maryina Gorka ( be, Мар'іна Горка; russian: Марьина Горка; pl, Maryjna Górka) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus, and the administrative center of Pukhavichy District. As of 2009 its population was 22,500 ...
.
Geography
;Main settlements
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Marjina Horka
Marjina Horka or Maryina Gorka ( be, Мар'іна Горка; russian: Марьина Горка; pl, Maryjna Górka) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus, and the administrative center of Pukhavichy District. As of 2009 its population was 22,500 ...
(22,500)
*
Svislač (4,053)
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Rudziensk
Rudziensk ( be, Рудзенск, Rudziensk - russian: Руденск, pl, Rudzieńsk) is a municipality and town in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Pukhavichy Raion and its population, as of 2010, was of 2,800
History
Ru ...
(2,900)
*
Praŭdzinski (2,900)
*
Šack
Shatsk ( be, Шацк, Šack; russian: Шацк) is an agrotown in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Shatsk selsoviet. As of 2012, its population was 667. It is located south of Minsk
Mi ...
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Družny
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Puchavičy
Notable residents
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Michaś Čarot
Michaś Čarot (also spelled ''Mihas Charot''; , name at birth: Michaś Simonovich Kudzielka be, Міхаі́л Сымо́навіч Кудзе́лька; 7 November 1896 - 29 October 1937) was a Belarusian poet, playwright, and novelist who wro ...
(1896,
Rudziensk
Rudziensk ( be, Рудзенск, Rudziensk - russian: Руденск, pl, Rudzieńsk) is a municipality and town in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Pukhavichy Raion and its population, as of 2010, was of 2,800
History
Ru ...
- 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges
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Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
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Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator
Vykankam Chairpersons
The following people held the post at various times.
*Siarhei Turko (Сергей Андреевич Турко)
*Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя)
(retrieved November 20, 2009)
References
External links
SelsovietsMaryina Gorka
an independent portal
Svislac: regional Portal (Newsline of Pukhavichy district)
Puchavičy District,
Districts of Minsk Region
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