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Dokšycy District

district of Viciebsk region, Belarus
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Summary

Dokšycy District is a district of Belarus[1]. It draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (district of belarus category, ranking #11 of 103).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Viliejka Region[3], Polotsk Region[4], Maladziečna Voblast[5], Vitebsk Region[6]
  • Country: Belarus[7]
  • Head of government: Alyeh Kavalyonak[8]
  • Capital: Dokshytsy[9]
  • Shares border with: Liepieĺ District[10], Lahojsk District[11], Vileyka District[12], Ušačy District[13], Miadziel District[14], Barysaŭ District[15], Pastavy district[16], Hlybokaje District[17]
  • Flag: flag of Dokšycy District[18]
  • Legislative body: Dokšycy District Council of Deputies[19]
  • Executive body: Dokšycy District Executive Committee[20]
  • Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Dokšycy[21]
  • Postal code: 211722[22]
  • Commons category: Dokšycy District[23]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[24]
  • Inception: January 15, 1940[25]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 25, 1962[26]
  • Official website: http://dokshitsy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dokšycy District[28]
  • Population: 29,932[29], 50,202[30], 43,134[31], 37,624[32], 35,996[33], 34,682[34], 33,660[35], 32,900[36], 32,054[37], 31,150[38], 30,411[39], 29,595[40], 28,758[41], 28,035[42]
  • Office held by head of government: chairman of the Dokšycy District Executive Committee[43]
  • List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Dokšycy District[44]
  • Category for people born here: Q8052675[45]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dokshytsy District[46]
  • Native label: Докшыцкі раён[47]
  • Category for people buried here: Q29511576[48]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Dokshytsy district[49]
  • Elevation above sea level: 203 m[50]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Dokšycy District covers an area of 2267.61 km²[51].

Why It Matters

Dokšycy District has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Related Entities

Belarus

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . dokshitsy.vitebsk-region.gov.by. dokshitsy.vitebsk-region.gov.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q127385671. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Q127385701. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Q127918145. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Q127386017. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by cities of regional subordination and districts of the Viciebsk region. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+29932'}, {'amount': '+50202'}, {'amount': '+43134'} +30
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59512|batch #59512]]: Выпраўленне даных аб колькасці насельніцтва раёнаў і гарадскіх паселішчаў Віцебскай вобласці ў 2010—2018"
  2. 4d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+29932'}, {'amount': '+50202'}, {'amount': '+43134'} +30
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59440|batch #59440]]: Колькасць насельніцтва Беларусі ў 2000 годзе ў разрэзе адміністрацыйных адзінак і гарадскіх паселішчаў"
  3. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'be_x_old', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cu', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fr', 'frr', 'he',
    Gnd id → 1050378628
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  4. 9w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → district of Viciebsk region, Belarus
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 21,424"
  5. 18w ago · Etažy · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Dokšycy District in Viciebsk voblasć.svg
    Detail map → Dokšycy district location map.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Locator map image: Dokšycy District in Viciebsk voblasć.svg"
  6. 19w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.88333333, 'lon': 27.76666667}
    List of monuments → Cultural heritage monuments in Dokšycy District
    Legislative body → Dokšycy District Council of Deputies
    Office held by head of government → chairman of the Dokšycy District Executive Committee
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 21,003"
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