# Vawkavysk district

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District of Grodno region, Belarus

District in Grodno region, Belarus

Vawkavysk district Ваўкавыскі раён (Belarusian) Волковысский район (Russian) District Flag Coat of arms Coordinates: 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467 Country Belarus Region Grodno region Administrative center Vawkavysk Area • District 1,192.85 km2 (460.56 sq mi) Population (2024)[1] • District 64,036 • Density 53.683/km2 (139.04/sq mi) • Urban 51,676 • Rural 12,360 Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)

**Vawkavysk district** or **Vaŭkavysk district**[2] ([Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Ваўкавыскі раён; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Волковысский район) is a [district](/source/Districts_of_Belarus) ([raion](/source/Raion)) of [Grodno region](/source/Grodno_region) in [Belarus](/source/Belarus). The administrative center is [Vawkavysk](/source/Vawkavysk).[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 64,036.[1]

## Notable residents

- [Larysa Hienijuš](/source/Larysa_Hieniju%C5%A1) (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pop_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pop_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pop_1-2) ["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"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/). *belsat.gov.by*. Archived from [the original](https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/) on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [“20 фактаў пра Ларысу Геніюш — легендарную паэтку, якая адмовілася ад савецкага пашпарта” (“20 facts about Larysa Hienijuš - a legendary poetess who declined a Soviet passport”](https://www.svaboda.org/a/30101226.html) (in Belarusian)

v t e Subdivisions of Grodno region, Belarus Districts (raiony) Ashmyany Astravyets Byerastavitsa Dzyatlava Grodno Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Shchuchyn Slonim Smarhon Svislach Vawkavysk Voranava Zelva District centres Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa Voranava Zelva Cities and towns Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Bruzgi Byarozawka Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Novogrudok Skidzyel' Slonim Smarhon Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

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