Luninyets district or Luniniec district (; ) is a

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(

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) of Brest region in

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. Its administrative center is

Luninyets Luninyets or Luninets is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 23,469. It is home to Luninets air base. History Luninyets is said to be mentioned in ...

. As of 2024, it has a population of 61,728.

Demographics

At the time of the

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, Luninets district had a population of 73,200. Of these, 96.2% were of

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, 2.5%

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and 0.8% Ukrainian ethnicity. 76.8% spoke

and 21.9%

as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 62,544.

Notable residents

Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski (; 7 February 1892 - 7 March 1983) was an active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, a military leader of anti-Soviet resistance in the early 20th century and a Gulag prisoner. Early life Sokał-Kuty� ...

(1892 (Pieravaloki-Darahišča (renamed Čyrvonaja Horka)) - 1983), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, a military leader of anti-Soviet resistance in the early 20th century and a

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prisoner. *

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Sviatlana Hieorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya (; born 11 September 1982) is a Belarusian political activist. After standing as a candidate in the 2020 presidential election against the president Alexander Lukashenko, she has led the political opposit ...

(b.1982, Mikashevichy), Belarusian human rights activist and politicianSvetlana Tikhanovskaya: from 'Chernobyl child' in Ireland to political limelight

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