Pastavy District
Pastavy District is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1] The center is the town of Pastavy. Other settlements include the towns of Lyntupy and Kamai.
Pastavy District
Пастаўскі раён | |
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District | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°7′N 26°50′E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,096.44 km2 (809.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 36,442 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Notable residents
Uladzimir Dubouka (1900 – 1976), Belarusian poet, writer and a Gulag prisoner[2]
References
- "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- Uladzimir Dubouka (Дубоўка Уладзімір Мікалаевіч)(in Belarusian)
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