Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district (; ) is a
district
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raion
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) of
Minsk region in
Belarus
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The administrative center of the district is the town of
Maryina Horka
Maryina Horka or Maryina Gorka is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pukhavichy District. In 2009, its population was 22,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 19,994.
Maryina Horka is located south of ...
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As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408.
Geography
;Main settlements
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Maryina Horka
Maryina Horka or Maryina Gorka is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pukhavichy District. In 2009, its population was 22,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 19,994.
Maryina Horka is located south of ...
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Svislach
Svislach or Svisloch is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svislach District. It is connected with the town Vawkavysk by a railroad branch and with Grodno city by a highway. As of 2025, it has a popula ...
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Rudzyensk
Rudzyensk or Rudensk is an urban-type settlement in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. In 2010, its population was 2,800. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,578.
History
Rudzyensk received the status of urban-type settlement () in 19 ...
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Prawdzinski
Prawdzinski (; ) is an urban-type settlement in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus
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Shatsk
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Druzhny
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Pukhavichy Pukhavichy (Puchavičy, Pukhovichi) may refer to:
* Pukhavichy, Minsk Region
Pukhavichy (; ; ) is an agrotown in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pukhavichy selsoviet.
History
In Decembe ...
Notable residents
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Michaś Čarot
Michaś Čarot (also spelled ''Mihas Charot''; , born Michaił Symonavič Kudzielka (); 7 November 1896 - 29 October 1937) was a Belarusian poet, playwright, and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms of Maksim Byadneyshi (Максім Бядн ...
(1896,
Rudzyensk
Rudzyensk or Rudensk is an urban-type settlement in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. In 2010, its population was 2,800. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,578.
History
Rudzyensk received the status of urban-type settlement () in 19 ...
- 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges
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Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
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Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator
List of chairmen
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)
Pukhavichy district,
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