Baranavichy district
Baranavichy district or Baranavičy district is a district of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Baranavichy, which is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 27,287.
Demographics
At the time of the Belarusian census, Baranavichy district had a population of 41,902. Of these, 86.9% were of Belarusian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Russian and 1.1% Ukrainian ethnicity. 81.6% spoke Belarusian and 16.6% Russian as their native language.Notable residents
- Adam Mickiewicz, poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist and translator
- Jan (Ivan) Sierada, Belarusian statesman, writer, first president of the Belarusian Democratic Republic