Braslaŭ District
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Summary
Braslaŭ District is a district of Belarus[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of district of belarus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vitebsk Region[3]
- Country: Belarus[4]
- Head of government: Alexander Badanin[5]
- Capital: Braslaw[6]
- Shares border with: Miory district[7], Pastavy district[8], Šarkaŭščyna District[9]
- Flag: flag of Braslaŭ District[10]
- Legislative body: Braslaŭ District Council of Deputies[11]
- Executive body: Braslaŭ District Executive Committee[12]
- Coat of arms: Herb Brasławia[13]
- Postal code: 211969[14]
- Commons category: Braslaŭ District[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 2153[17]
- Inception: January 15, 1940[18]
- Official website: https://braslav.vitebsk-region.gov.by[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Braslaŭ District[20]
- Population: 35,716[21], 49,603[22], 42,645[23], 35,711[24], 36,978[25], 36,179[26], 35,726[27], 35,210[28], 34,677[29], 33,910[30], 33,188[31], 32,390[32], 31,449[33], 30,769[34]
- Office held by head of government: chairman of the Braslaŭ District Executive Committee[35]
- List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Braslaŭ District[36]
- Category for people born here: Q8047119[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Braslaw District[38]
- Native label: Браслаўскі раён[39]
- Category for people buried here: Q29511551[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Braslaw district[41]
- Different from: Bratslav Raion[42]
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Physical Characteristics
Braslaŭ District covers an area of 2270.07 km²[43]. It sits at an elevation of 131 m[44].
Why It Matters
Braslaŭ District has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]