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Sharkawshchyna District 
Summary
Sharkawshchyna District (Belarusian: Шаркаўшчынскі раён; Russian: Шарковщинский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Sharkawshchyna.[2]
Sharkawshchyna District
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| Coordinates: 55°22′N 27°28′E / 55.367°N 27.467°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Sharkawshchyna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,196.98 km2 (462.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,362 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents edit
- Helen Michaluk (born 1930), prominent figure of the Belarusian diaspora who was a long-standing (and the only female) head of the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain.[3]
References edit
- ^ "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 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Vitebsk Region government website" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Гардзіенка, Наталля (2010). Беларусы ў Вялікабрытаніі [Belarusians in Great Britain, by Natalla Hardzijenka]. Minsk: Згуртаванне беларусаў свету Бацькаўшчына. pp. 550-551. ISBN 978-985-6887-63-8.