Karelichy district

Karelichy district or Kareličy district^[2] (Belarusian: Карэліцкі раён; Russian: Кореличский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Karelichy.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 18,080.^[1]

Karelichy district Карэліцкі раён (Belarusian) Кореличский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno region
Administrative center	Karelichy
Area
• District	1,093.66 km2 (422.26 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	18,080
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	7,961
• Rural	10,119
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Jan Bułhak (1876, Astašyn village – 1950), photographer, ethnographer and folklorist^[3]
• Ignacy Domeyko (1802, Miadzviedka estate – 1889), geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile^[4]
• Archimandrite Leo Garoshka(1911, Traščycy village – 1977), Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite, religious and social activist, researcher of the history of religion in Belarus and anfounder of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in London.^[5]
• Barys Rahula (1920, Turec village – 2005), Belarusian political activist^[6]