Dobrush district

Dobrush district or Dobruš district^[2] (Belarusian: Добрушскі раён, romanized: Dobrušski rajon; Russian: Добрушский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Dobrush.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 34,735.^[1]

Dobrush district Добрушскі раён (Belarusian) Добрушский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel region
Administrative center	Dobrush
Area
• Total	1,452.72 km2 (560.90 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	34,735
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	247050
Area code	+375 2333
License plate	3

The uninhabited Russian exclave Sankovo-Medvezhye is situated in the district.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Dobrush district is divided into 14 village council regions (selsoviets).

• Borschovsky
• Ivakovsky
• Kormyansky
• Krugovets-Kalininsky
• Krupetsky
• Kuzminichsky
• Leninist
• Nosovichsky
• Pererostovsky
• Rassvetovsky
• Terekhovsky
• Usoho-Budsky
• Utevsky
• Zhgunsky

Notable residents

• Cimoch Vostrykaǔ (in Belarusian Цімох Вострыкаў) (1922, Barščoŭka village - 2007), member of the anti-Soviet resistance, representative of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Gulag prisoner ^[4][5]