Pukhavichy district

Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district^[2] (Belarusian: Пухавіцкі раён; Russian: Пуховичский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus.^[1] The administrative center of the district is the town of Maryina Horka.^[3][1] As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408.^[1]

Pukhavichy district Пухавіцкі раён (Belarusian) Пуховичский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°31′00″N 28°08′30″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk region
Administrative center	Maryina Horka
Area
• District	2,441 km2 (942 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	67,408
• Urban	28,560
• Rural	38,848
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	ispolkom website

Geography

Main settlements

• Maryina Horka
• Svislach
• Rudzyensk
• Prawdzinski
• Shatsk
• Druzhny
• Pukhavichy

Notable residents

• Michaś Čarot (1896, Rudzyensk - 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges^[4]
• Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist^[5]
• Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator^[6]

List of chairmen

The following people held the post at various times.

• Siarhei Turko (Сергей Андреевич Турко)^[7]
• Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя)^[8]