Miory District
Miory District is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1]
Miory District
Міёрскі раён | |
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District | |
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| Coordinates: 55°37′N 27°37′E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,786.64 km2 (689.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 20,737 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Notable residents
- Ceslaus Sipovich (1914 – October 4, 1981), bishop of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader.[2]
References
- "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- Nadson, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.
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