# Zelva district

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District of Grodno Region, Belarus

District in Grodno region, Belarus

Zelva district Зэльвенскі раён (Belarusian) Зельвенский район (Russian) District Flag Coat of arms Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E / 53.150°N 24.817°E / 53.150; 24.817 Country Belarus Region Grodno region Administrative center Zelva Area • District 869.69 km2 (335.79 sq mi) Population (2024)[1] • District 12,851 • Density 14.777/km2 (38.271/sq mi) • Urban 6,296 • Rural 6,555 Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)

**Zelva district** or **Zeĺva district**[2] ([Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Зэльвенскі раён; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Зельвенский 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 [Zelva](/source/Zelva).[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,851.[1]

## Notable residents

- [Vasil Zacharka](/source/Vasil_Zacharka) (1877–1943), Belarusian statesman and president of the [Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic](/source/Rada_of_the_Belarusian_Democratic_Republic)[3]

- [Raphael Lemkin](/source/Raphael_Lemkin) (1900–1959), drafter of the [Genocide Convention](/source/Genocide_Convention)

## 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)** [Vasil Zacharka, IVth President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (Васіль Захарка, IV старшыня Рады БНР)](https://www.radabnr.org/starsyni/vzacharka/)(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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