Ivanava district (; ) is a

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(

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) of Brest region in

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

. Its administrative center is Ivanava. As of 2024, it has a population of 35,097.

Demographics

At the time of the

2009 Belarusian census The 2009 Belarusian census was the second census in Belarus after it became an independent state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The census was carried out during October 14–24, 2009. The initial results are to be announced by February ...

, Ivanava district had a population of 43,586. Of these, 95.5% declared Belarusian, 2.2% Ukrainian and 1.8%

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. 80.9% spoke Belarusian and 17.0%

as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 36,701.

Settlements

Moładava Moladava (; ; ; ) is an agrotown in Ivanava District, Brest Region, Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, ...

Notable residents

Napoleon Orda Napoleon Mateusz Tadeusz Orda (; ; 11 February 1807 – 26 April 1883) was a Polish–Lithuanian identity, Polish–Lithuanian musician, pianist, composer, and artist, best known for numerous sketches of historical sites of the former Polish–Lit ...

(1807-1883), artist known for numerous sketches of historical sites of the former

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

Belarus celebrates 200th anniversary of artist and musician Napoleon Orda (У Беларусі адзначаюць 200-годзьдзе мастака і музыкі Напалеона Орды)
(in Belarusian)

References

External links

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