Luninyets district

Luninyets district
Лунінецкі раён (Belarusian)
District
Flag of Luninyets district
Flag
Coat of arms of Luninyets district
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Coordinates: 52°15′07″N 26°47′32″E / 52.25194°N 26.79222°E / 52.25194; 26.79222
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest region
Formed1940
Administrative centerLuninyets
Area
 • District
2,708.51 km2 (1,045.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • District
61,728
 • Density22.790/km2 (59.027/sq mi)
 • Urban
35,814
 • Rural
25,914
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websiteluninets.brest-region.gov.by

Luninyets district or Luniniec district (Belarusian: Лунінецкі раён; Russian: Лунинецкий район) is a district (raion) of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Luninyets. As of 2024, it has a population of 61,728.

Demographics

Luninets District railway station

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Luninets district had a population of 73,200. Of these, 96.2% were of Belarusian, 2.5% Russian and 0.8% Ukrainian ethnicity. 76.8% spoke Belarusian and 21.9% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 62,544.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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