Sharkawshchyna district

Sharkawshchyna district (Belarusian: Шаркаўшчынскі раён; Russian: Шарковщинский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Sharkawshchyna.^[2]

Sharkawshchyna district Шаркаўшчынскі раён (Belarusian) Шарковщинский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 55°22′N 27°28′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk region
Administrative center	Sharkawshchyna
Area
• Total	1,196.98 km2 (462.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	13,362
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Helen Michaluk (born 1930), prominent figure of the Belarusian diaspora who was a long-standing (and the only female) head of the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain.^[3]