Šumilina District
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Summary
Šumilina District is a district of Belarus[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of district of belarus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vitebsk Region[3]
- Country: Belarus[4]
- Head of government: Віктар Сяргеевіч Гутараў[5]
- Capital: Šumilina[6]
- Shares border with: Haradok district[7], Biešankovičy District[8], Polotsk District[9], Vitebsk District[10], Ušačy District[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Šumilina[12], Obol[13], Dabiejski sieĺsaviet[14], Kaŭliakoŭski sieĺsaviet[15], Laŭžanski Sieĺsaviet[16], Mikalajeŭski sieĺsaviet[17], Mišnievicki sieĺsaviet[18], Obaĺski sieĺsaviet[19], Sirocinski sieĺsaviet[20], Svietlasieĺski sieĺsaviet[21]
- Flag: flag of Šumilina District[22]
- Legislative body: Šumilina District Council of Deputies[23]
- Executive body: Šumilina District Executive Committee[24]
- Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Šumilina[25]
- Commons category: Šumilina District[26]
- Inception: November 23, 1961[27]
- Official website: http://shumilino.vitebsk-region.gov.by/by/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Šumilina District[29]
- Population: 48,775[30], 35,008[31], 29,226[32], 27,009[33], 28,098[34], 28,198[35], 26,678[36], 25,838[37], 25,262[38], 24,667[39], 24,041[40], 23,374[41], 22,669[42], 22,066[43]
- Office held by head of government: chairman of the Šumilina District Executive Committee[44]
- Replaces: Sirocinski district[45]
Why It Matters
Šumilina District has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]