Orsha District
Orsha District (Belarusian: Аршанскі раён, romanized: Aršanski raion; Russian: Оршанский район, romanized: Orshansky rayon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (district) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1] The administrative center of the district is Orsha.
Orsha District
Аршанскі раён | |
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| Coordinates: 54°30′N 30°24′E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,667.73 km2 (643.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 156,411 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Notable residents
- Alexander Lukashenko (1954, Kopys) - President of Belarus (1994–present)[2]
References
- "Vitebsk region". Belarus.by (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- Gevarkin, Eduard (31 August 2010). "Скандал! Лукашенко изменил биографию (видео и фото) » UDF.BY | Новости Беларуси | Объединённые демократические силы". UDF.BY. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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