Kamyenyets district
Kamyenyets district or Kamieniec district is a district of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Kamyenyets. As of 2024, it has a population of 31,088.
Geography
The westernmost point of Belarus is situated in Kamyenyets District, a few kilometers southwest from Vysokaye on the Bug River.Demographics
At the time of the Belarusian census">Belarusians">Belarusian census, Kamyenyets district had a population of 39,143. Of these, 83.2% were of Belarusian, 7.4% Ukrainian, 6.7% Russian and 1.7% Polish ethnicity. 52.1% spoke Russian and 43.0% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 31,476.Notable residents
- Usievalad Ihnatoŭski, Belarusian politician, scholar and the first president of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
- Romuald Traugutt, general and war hero best known for commanding the January Uprising of 1863