Pukhavichy District (Pukhavichsky Rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
) of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
in the east of
Minsk Voblast
Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, ...
. The capital of the town is
Marjina Horka.
Geography
;Main settlements
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Marjina Horka (22,500)
*
Svislač (4,053)
*
Rudziensk (2,900)
*
Praŭdzinski (2,900)
*
Šack
*
Družny
*
Puchavičy
Notable residents
*
Michaś Čarot (1896,
Rudziensk - 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges
*
Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
*
Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator
Vykankam Chairpersons
The following people held the post at various times.
*Siarhei Turko (Сергей Андреевич Турко)
*Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя)
(retrieved November 20, 2009)
References
External links
SelsovietsMaryina Gorka
an independent portal
Svislac: regional Portal (Newsline of Pukhavichy district)
Puchavičy District,
Districts of Minsk Region
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