Bykhaw District

Bykhaw District
Быхаўскі раён (Belarusian)
Быховский район (Russian)
Flag of Bykhaw District
Coat of arms of Bykhaw District
Location of Bykhaw District
Coordinates: 53°31′34″N 30°14′09″E / 53.52611°N 30.23583°E / 53.52611; 30.23583
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
Administrative centerBykhaw
Area
 • District2,263.16 km2 (873.81 sq mi)
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District28,172
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,349
 • Rural
11,823
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Bykhaw District or Bychaŭ District[2] (Belarusian: Быхаўскі раён; Russian: Быховский район, romanizedBykhovsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Bykhaw.[3] As of 2009, its population was 35,148; the population accounted for 48.5% of the district's population.[4] As of 2024, it has a population of 28,272.[1]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 88. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
  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 19 February 2012.