Luninyets district

Luninyets district or Luniniec district^[2] (Belarusian: Лунінецкі раён; Russian: Лунинецкий район) is a district (raion) of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Luninyets.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 61,728.^[1]

Luninyets district Лунінецкі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 52°15′07″N 26°47′32″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest region
Formed	1940
Administrative center	Luninyets
Area
• District	2,708.51 km2 (1,045.76 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	61,728
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
• Urban	35,814
• Rural	25,914
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	luninets.brest-region.gov.by

Demographics

Luninets District railway station

At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Luninets district had a population of 73,200. Of these, 96.2% were of Belarusian, 2.5% Russian and 0.8% Ukrainian ethnicity. 76.8% spoke Belarusian and 21.9% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 62,544.^[3]

Notable residents

• Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski (1892 (Pieravaloki-Darahišča (renamed Čyrvonaja Horka)) - 1983), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, a military leader of anti-Soviet resistance in the early 20th century and a Gulag prisoner.^[4]

• Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (b.1982, Mikashevichy), Belarusian human rights activist and politician^[5]