Iwye District
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| Coordinates: 53°55′N 25°46′E / 53.917°N 25.767°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Iwye |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • District | 19,524 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,452 |
| • Rural | 11,072 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Iwye District or Iŭje District[2] (Belarusian: Іўеўскі раён, romanized: Iŭeŭski rajon; Russian: Ивьевский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Iwye.[1] Another notable settlement is Hyeranyony, a small historic town with two Category II objects of national cultural heritage (the castle and the parish church).[3] As of 2024, it has a population of 19,524.[1]
Notable residents[edit]
- Jan Pazniak (1887 or 1895, Subotniki – after October 1939), Belarusian politician and publisher, victim of Soviet repressions[4]
- Zianon Pazniak (born 24 April 1944), Belarusian politician, one of the founders of the Belarusian Popular Front and leader of the Conservative Christian Party – BPF[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "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 13 May 2024.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ List of protected monuments on the official site of Iwye Rajon (in Belarusian). Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ПАЗНЯК Янка (Pazniak Janka) www.marakou.by.
- ^ Zianon Pazniak (Пазьняк Зянон Станіслававіч)
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