Rechytsa District

District of Gomel Region, Belarus
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District in Gomel Region, Belarus
Rechytsa District
Рэчыцкі раён (Belarusian)
Речицкий район (Russian)
District
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Coat of arms of Rechytsa District
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Location of Rechytsa District
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerRechytsa
Area
 • Total2,713.95 km2 (1,047.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total94,749
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Rechytsa District or Rečyca District[2] (Belarusian: Рэчыцкі раён, romanized: Rečycki rajon; Russian: Речицкий район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Rechytsa.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 94,749.[1]

Notable residents

  • Yury Zakharanka (1952, Vasilyevichy town – 1999), Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs and opposition politician disappeared in 1999[3]
  • Uladzimir (Vladimir) Yarets (b. 1941, Karavacičy), round-the-world traveler[4]

References

  1. ^ 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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "22 years since the disappearance of Yury Zacharanka". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ World traveller: Record rider

External links

  • (in Russian) Official site
  • (in English) Official site
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52°21′50″N 30°23′41″E / 52.36389°N 30.39472°E / 52.36389; 30.39472

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