Zelva district

Zelva district or Zeĺva district^[2] (Belarusian: Зэльвенскі раён; Russian: Зельвенский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Zelva.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,851.^[1]

Zelva district Зэльвенскі раён (Belarusian) Зельвенский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno region
Administrative center	Zelva
Area
• District	869.69 km2 (335.79 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• District	12,851
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Urban	6,296
• Rural	6,555
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Vasil Zacharka (1877–1943), Belarusian statesman and president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic^[3]
• Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959), drafter of the Genocide Convention