Baranovichy District
Baranavichy District is a district of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Baranavichy.
Baranavichy District
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| Country | Belarus |
| Administrative center | Baranavichy |
| Website | baranovichi |
Demographics
At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Baranavichy District had a population of 41,902. Of these, 86.9% were of Belarusian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Russian and 1.1% Ukrainian ethnicity. 81.6% spoke Belarusian and 16.6% Russian as their native language.
Notable residents
Adam Mickiewicz (1798, Zavosse village – 1855), poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist and translator[1]
Jan (Ivan) Sierada (1879, Zadzveja village — 1943), Belarusian statesman, writer, first president of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[2]
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