Cherikov district

Cherikov district or Čerykaŭ district^[2] (Belarusian: Чэрыкаўскі раён; Russian: Чериковский район, romanized: Cherikovsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Cherikov. As of 2009, its population was 14,875. The population of Cherikov accounts for 55.0% of the district's population.^[3]

Čerykaŭ district/ Cherikov district Чэрыкаўскі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°34′N 31°22′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev region
Administrative center	Cherikov
Area
• Total	1,020.20 km2 (393.90 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	12,566
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

History

As a result of the Chernobyl disaster, part of the district's territory became contaminated, and the inhabitants were resettled. In the area, several settlements remained uninhabited.^[4]