Mstsislaw district

Mstsislaw district or Mscislaŭ district^[2] (Belarusian: Мсціслаўскі раён; Russian: Мстиславский район, romanized: Mstislavsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Mstsislaw. As of 2009, its population was 24,768. The population of Mstsislaw accounts for 43.6% of the district's population.^[3]

Mstsislaw district Мсціслаўскі раён (Belarusian) Мстиславский район (Russian)
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev region
Administrative center	Mstsislaw
Area
• Total	1,332.51 km2 (514.48 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	18,671
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Maksim Harecki (1893 – 1938), Belarusian writer, journalist, activist of the Belarusian independence movement and victim of Soviet repressions^[4][5]