Stolin District


Stolin District or Stolinski Rayon is district in the southeast of the Brest Region, Belarus. Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin. The region has a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people live in urban areas.

History

It was established on January 15, 1940.

Geography

The Stolin raion covers 3342 km2. and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.

Demographics

At the time of the Belarus Census, Stolin Raion had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language.

Administrative Divisions

The district is subdivided into 2 cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements. The two cities are Stolin, the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok. There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa, which is classified as a worker settlement.
NameBelorusianRussianStatusSettlements
StolinСтолінСтолинcity of rayon sub-ordinance
Davyd-HaradokДавыд-ГарадокДавид-Городокcity of rayon sub-ordinance
ByelavushaБелавушскі сельсаветБелоушский сельский Советvillage council2
ByerazhnoyeБеражноўскі сельсаветБережновский сельский Советvillage council6
Vyalikaye MalyeshavaВелікамалешаўскі сельсаветБольшемалешевский сельский Советvillage council5
VyelyamichyВеляміцкі сельсаветВелемичский сельский Советvillage council4
VidziboratsВідзіборскі сельсаветВидиборский сельский Советvillage council11
HlinkaГлінкаўскі сельсаветГлинковский сельский Советvillage council5
HaradnayaГараднянскі сельсаветГороднянский сельский Советvillage council7
LyadzyetsЛядзецкі сельсаветЛядецкий сельский Советvillage council4
Man'kavitsyМанькавіцкі сельсаветМаньковичский сельский Советvillage council2
Al'shanyАльшанскі сельсаветОльшанский сельский Советvillage council3
PlotnitsaПлотніцкі сельсаветПлотницкий сельский Советvillage council5
RadchytskРадчыцкі сельсаветРадчицкий сельский Советvillage council5
Ramyel'Рамельскі сельсаветРемельский сельский Советvillage council4
Rubyel'Рубельскі сельсаветРубельский сельский Советvillage council2
RukhchaРухчанскі сельсаветРухчанский сельский Советvillage council6
StrugaСтружскі сельсаветСтружский сельский Советvillage council11
FyodoryФядорскі сельсаветФедорский сельский Советvillage council2
KharomskХаромскі сельсаветХоромский сельский Советvillage council5
RechytsaРэчыцкі сельсаветРечицкий сельский Советvillage council8

Notable people