District of Brest Region, Belarus
District in Brest Region, Belarus
Stolin District (Belarusian : Столінскі раён , romanized : Stolinski rajon ; Russian : Столинский район , romanized : Stolinsky rayon ) is district (raion ) in Brest Region , Belarus . Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin .[ 3] At the 1999 Belarusian census , the district had a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people lived in urban areas. As of 2024, it has a population of 68,640.[ 3]
History
It was established on January 15, 1940.
Geography
The district covers 3,342 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi) and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census , the district had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian , 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 69,462.[ 5]
Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into two cities and 19 village councils , which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural).[ 6] The two cities are Stolin , the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok . There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa , which is classified as a worker settlement .
Name
Belarusian
Russian
Status
Settlements
Stolin
Столін
Столин
city of rayon sub-ordinance
Davyd-Haradok
Давыд-Гарадок
Давид-Городок
city of rayon sub-ordinance
Byelavusha
Белавушскі сельсавет
Белоушский сельский Совет
village council
2
Byerazhnoye
Беражноўскі сельсавет
Бережновский сельский Совет
village council
6
Vyalikaye Malyeshava
Велікамалешаўскі сельсавет
Большемалешевский сельский Совет
village council
5
Vyelyamichy
Веляміцкі сельсавет
Велемичский сельский Совет
village council
4
Vidziborats
Відзіборскі сельсавет
Видиборский сельский Совет
village council
11
Hlinka
Глінкаўскі сельсавет
Глинковский сельский Совет
village council
5
Haradnaya
Гараднянскі сельсавет
Городнянский сельский Совет
village council
7
Lyadzyets
Лядзецкі сельсавет
Лядецкий сельский Совет
village council
4
Man'kavitsy
Манькавіцкі сельсавет
Маньковичский сельский Совет
village council
2
Al'shany
Альшанскі сельсавет
Ольшанский сельский Совет
village council
3
Plotnitsa
Плотніцкі сельсавет
Плотницкий сельский Совет
village council
5
Radchytsk
Радчыцкі сельсавет
Радчицкий сельский Совет
village council
5
Ramyel'
Рамельскі сельсавет
Ремельский сельский Совет
village council
4
Rubyel'
Рубельскі сельсавет
Рубельский сельский Совет
village council
2
Rukhcha
Рухчанскі сельсавет
Рухчанский сельский Совет
village council
6
Struga
Стружскі сельсавет
Стружский сельский Совет
village council
11
Fyodory
Фядорскі сельсавет
Федорский сельский Совет
village council
2
Kharomsk
Харомскі сельсавет
Хоромский сельский Совет
village council
5
Rechytsa
Рэчыцкі сельсавет
Речицкий сельский Совет
village council
8
Historical population Year 1959 99,121 — 1970 102,184 +3.1% 1979 98,905 −3.2% 1989 91,291 −7.7% 1999 89,026 −2.5% 2009[ 4] 80,695 −9.4% 2017[ 7] 73,331 −9.1%
Notable people
See also
References
Districts(raiony ) Cities and towns