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Aktsyabrski District

District of Gomel Region, Belarus

District in Gomel Region, Belarus

Aktsyabrski District Акцябрскі раён (Belarusian) Октябрьский район (Russian) Akciabrski District
District
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Coordinates: 52°38′35″N 28°52′56″E / 52.64306°N 28.88222°E / 52.64306; 28.88222
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
Administrative center	Aktsyabrski
Area
• Total	1,381.19 km² (533.28 sq mi)
Population (2024)^[1]
• Total	12,896
• Density	9.3/km² (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Aktsyabrski District or Akciabrski District (Belarusian: Акцябрскі раён, romanized: Akciabrski rajon; Russian: Октябрьский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in southern Belarus. Its administrative center is Aktsyabrski.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,896.^[1]

Its rural territory includes eight selsoviets (rural districts): Aktsyabrski (Акцябрскі), Valosavitski (Валосавіцкі), Lamavitski (Ламавіцкі), Lyubanski (Любанскі), Lyaskavitski (Ляскавіцкі), Paretski (Парэцкі), Pratasawski (Пратасаўскі), and Chyrvonaslabodski (Чырвонаслабодскі).

Demographics

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Aktsyabrski District had a population of 15,989. Of these, 95.1% were of Belarusian, 2.8% Russian and 1.0% Ukrainian ethnicity. 90.8% spoke Belarusian and 7.6% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a total population of 13,208.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "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.