Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district (; ) is a
district
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(
raion
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) of
Minsk region in
Belarus
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.
The administrative center of the district is the town of
Maryina Horka.
As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408.
Geography
;Main settlements
*
Maryina Horka
*
Svislach
*
Rudzyensk
*
Prawdzinski
*
Shatsk
*
Druzhny
*
Pukhavichy
Notable residents
*
Michaś Čarot (1896,
Rudzyensk - 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges
*
Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
*
Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator
List of chairmen
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)
Pukhavichy district,
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