Jeĺsk District

district of Belarus
AdministrativeArea district_of_belarus Q1808741
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Summary

Jeĺsk District is a district of Belarus[1]. It draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (district of belarus category, ranking #11 of 103).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gomel Region[3]
  • Country: Belarus[4]
  • Head of government: Q92805102[5]
  • Capital: Yelsk[6]
  • Shares border with: Mazyr district[7], Lelchytsy District[8], Naroŭlia District[9], Ovruch Raion[10]
  • Flag: Flags of Jeĺsk[11]
  • Legislative body: Jeĺsk District Council of Deputies[12]
  • Executive body: Jeĺsk District Executive Committee[13]
  • Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Jeĺsk[14]
  • Commons category: Jeĺsk District[15]
  • Local dialing code: 2354[16]
  • Inception: February 5, 1931[17]
  • Official website: https://yelsk.gov.by[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jeĺsk District[19]
  • Population: 35,312[20], 27,782[21], 27,299[22], 27,781[23], 25,780[24], 22,600[25], 21,636[26], 21,445[27], 21,182[28], 20,833[29], 20,399[30], 20,012[31], 19,611[32], 19,213[33]
  • Office held by head of government: chairman of the Jeĺsk District Executive Committee[34]
  • Replaces: Karalinski district[35]
  • List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Jeĺsk District[36]
  • Category for people born here: Q8053437[37]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Yelsk District[38]
  • Area: 1365.68 km²[39]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Jeĺsk District[40]

Why It Matters

Jeĺsk District has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . yelsk.gomel-region.by. yelsk.gomel-region.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q129257326. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q127385671. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q127385701. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q127918145. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q127386017. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Homiel and districts of the Homiel region. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+35312'}, {'amount': '+27782'}, {'amount': '+27299'} +31
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59547|batch #59547]]: Выпраўленне даных аб колькасці насельніцтва раёнаў і гарадскіх паселішчаў Гомельскай вобласці ў 2010—201"
  2. 5d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
    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. 8w ago · Etažy · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Detail map → Jeĺsk district location map.svg
    Locator map image → Jeĺsk District in Homieĺ Voblasć.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Locator map image: Jeĺsk District in Homieĺ Voblasć.svg"
  4. 12w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local dialing code → 2354
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 14,644"
  5. 19w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → Belarus
    Legislative body → Jeĺsk District Council of Deputies
    Shares border with → Mazyr district, Lelchytsy District, Naroŭlia District +1
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 14,290"
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