Asipovichy District

Asipovichy District or Asipovičy District[2] (Belarusian: Асіповіцкі раён; Russian: Осиповичский район, romanized: Osipovichsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Asipovichy.[3] In 2009, its population was 52,447; the population accounted for 62.0% of the district's population.[4] As of 2024, it has a population of 43,365.[1]

Asipovichy District
Асіповіцкі раён (Belarusian)
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
Administrative centerAsipovichy
Area
  District1,947.21 km2 (751.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Lowest elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
  District43,365
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
  Urban
31,549
  Rural
11,816
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Geography

Major rivers in the district include the Berezina River and its tributaries, the Svislach and Ptsich. The Asipovichy Reservoir is on the Svislach. The largerst lake is Lake Lochinskoye.[5]

Transport

The railroad branches Minsk-Babruysk and Mogilev-Baranavichy and the automobile road Minsk-Gomel run through the district.

References

  1. "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 13 May 2024.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. Osipovichi Raion official website
  4. Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. Geography of Osipovichi Raion Archived October 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

53°18′N 28°39′E

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