Grodno District
Grodno District or Hrodna District (Belarusian: Гродзенскі раён; Russian: Гродненский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus.
The administrative center is Grodno, which is administratively separated from the district.
Grodno District | |
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| Coordinates: 53°40′N 23°49′E / 53.667°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Grodno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,594.05 km2 (1,001.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 48,768 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Andżelika Borys (born 1973), Polish activist in Belarus
- Tadevuš Kandrusievič (born 1946, Adelsk), Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021
- Makar Kraŭcoŭ (1891–1939), participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges who authored the lyrics of "Vajacki marš" (a popular patriotic song)
References
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