Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District
Verkhnyadzvinsk District
Верхнядзвінскі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°46′N 27°56′E / 55.767°N 27.933°E / 55.767; 27.933 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Vyerkhnyadzvinsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,140.76 km2 (826.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191.8 m (629.3 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,032 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District (Belarusian: Верхнядзьвінскі раён; Russian: Верхнедвинский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Vyerkhnyadzvinsk.[1]
In this district is the northernmost point of Belarus, situated to the north of Osveya Lake.[3] Osveya Lake is the second largest lake in the country. Another large lake in Verkhnyadzvinsk District is Lisno, which is the twelfth largest in Belarus.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Verkhnedvinsk Region". Verkhnedvinsk Regional Executive Committee. 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise "National Cadastre Agency" of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
