Ushachy district

Ushachy district (Belarusian: Ушацкі раён; Russian: Ушачский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.^[2] Its administrative center is Ushachy.^[1]

Ushachy district Ушацкі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 55°11′N 28°37′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk region
Administrative center	Ushachy
Area
• Total	1,489.38 km2 (575.05 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	11,732
• Density	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Ryhor Baradulin (1935, Verasoǔka village – 2014), Belarusian poet, essayist and translator^[3]
• Vasíl Býkaŭ (1924, Byčki village – 2003), prominent Belarusian writer^[4]
• Chaim Zhitlowsky (1865, Ushachy – 1943), Jewish philosopher, writer, and Yiddishist^[5]