Orsha District
Orsha District
Аршанскі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 54°30′N 30°24′E / 54.500°N 30.400°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Orsha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,667.73 km2 (643.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 142,331 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Orsha District or Orša District[2] (Belarusian: Аршанскі раён; Russian: Оршанский район, romanized: Orshansky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[3] The administrative center of the district is Orsha.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- Alexander Lukashenko (1954, Kopys), President of Belarus (1994–present)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ "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.
