Bykhaw district
Population as of2024
Population total28,172
Population urban16,349
Population rural11,823
Elevation151 m
Area total2,263.16 km²
Coordinates53°31′34″N 30°14′09″E
Administrative centerBykhaw
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev region
Time zoneMSK (UTC+3)

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

Nearly all Bykhaw district is in the "residential zone with periodic radiation monitoring" - an area with soil contamination due to Chernobyl disaster.[5]

References

  1. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 88. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
  3. ^ "ru:Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская" (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ "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 2 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ Социально-радиационный паспорт Могилевская область Быховский район