Valozhyn district

Valozhyn district or Valožyn district^[2] (Belarusian: Валожынскі раён; Russian: Воложинский район) is district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus.^[3] Its administrative center is Valozhyn.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 33,499.^[1]

Valozhyn district Валожынскі раён (Belarusian) Воложинский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°05′N 26°31′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk region
Administrative center	Valozhyn
Area
• District	1,916 km2 (740 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	33,499
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Urban	13,863
• Rural	19,636
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Nahum Goldmann (1895–1982), founder and president of the World Jewish Congress, and president of the World Zionist Organization
• Francišak Kušal (1895, Piaršai – 1969), Belarusian political and military leader^[4]
• Shimon Peres (born Szymon Perski; 1923–2016), prime minister of Israel and president of Israel
• Yehoshua Rabinovitz (1911–1979), Israeli mayor of Tel Aviv.