| Population as of | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Population total | 28,172 |
| Population urban | 16,349 |
| Population rural | 11,823 |
| Elevation | 151 m |
| Area total | 2,263.16 km² |
| Coordinates | 53°31′34″N 30°14′09″E |
| Administrative center | Bykhaw |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev region |
| Time zone | MSK (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
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 88. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Социально-радиационный паспорт Могилевская область Быховский район