Braslaw District

Braslaw District
Браслаўскі раён (Belarusian)
Flag of Braslaw District
Coat of arms of Braslaw District
Location of Braslaw District
Coordinates: 55°38′36″N 27°03′41″E / 55.64333°N 27.06139°E / 55.64333; 27.06139
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
Administrative centerBraslaw
Area
 • Total2,270 km2 (880 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total23,428
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Braslaw District or Braslaŭ District[2] (Belarusian: Браслаўскі раён; Russian: Браславский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative centre is Braslaw.[1]

The district is known for its numerous lakes. The national park and popular tourist region Braslaw Lakes is situated here. The four largest lakes here are Dryvyaty (the fifth largest in Belarus), Snudy (the ninth largest in Belarus), Strusta (the sixteenth largest in Belarus) and Rychy (the seventeenth largest in Belarus).[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  4. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.