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Vaŭkavysk District

district of Belarus
AdministrativeArea district_of_belarus Q1953376
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Summary

Vaŭkavysk District is a district of Belarus[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of district of belarus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Grodno Region[3]
  • Country: Belarus[4]
  • Head of government: Michail Sićko[5]
  • Capital: Vawkavysk[6]
  • Shares border with: Bierastavica District[7], Svislač District[8], Masty district[9], Zeĺva District[10], Pružany District[11]
  • Flag: flag of Vaŭkavysk Raion[12]
  • Legislative body: Vaŭkavysk District Council of Deputies[13]
  • Executive body: Vaŭkavysk District Executive Committee[14]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Vawkavysk[15]
  • Commons category: Vaŭkavysk District[16]
  • Inception: January 15, 1940[17]
  • Official website: http://volkovysk.grodno-region.by/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vawkavysk district[19]
  • Population: 61,968[20], 46,195[21], 42,294[22], 37,785[23], 82,100[24], 84,881[25], 84,392[26], 83,717[27], 83,041[28], 82,132[29], 81,067[30], 80,067[31], 78,912[32], 77,693[33]
  • Office held by head of government: chairman of the Vaŭkavysk District Executive Committee[34]
  • Replaces: Wolkowysk County[35]
  • List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Vaŭkavysk District[36]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vaŭkavysk District[37]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vawkavysk district[38]
  • Native label: Ваўкавыскі раён[39]
  • Category for people buried here: Q29511559[40]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Vawkavysk District[41]
  • Elevation above sea level: 149 m[42]
  • Area: 1192.85 km²[43]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Vaŭkavysk District[44]

Why It Matters

Vaŭkavysk District has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Related Entities

Belarus

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . volkovysk.grodno-region.by. volkovysk.grodno-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. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Q19230942. 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] ↑ . Q127385671. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q127385701. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q127918145. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q127386017. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. 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 Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna region. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Population at the beginning of the period in 1996—2018 by Hrodna and districts of the Hrodna 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.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 5d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+61968'}, {'amount': '+46195'}, {'amount': '+42294'} +31
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59546|batch #59546]]: Выпраўленне даных аб колькасці насельніцтва раёнаў і гарадскіх паселішчаў Гродзенскай вобласці ў 2010—20"
  2. 5d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+61968'}, {'amount': '+46195'}, {'amount': '+42294'} +31
    Sitelink count → 25
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'be_x_old', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cu', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fr', 'frr', 'he',
    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. 18w ago · VojtěchDostálBot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Belarus
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Vawkavysk District
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Vawkavysk
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 53.166666666667, 'lon': 24.466666666667}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Vaŭkavyský rajón (Bělorusko), Add P1810 to NKC authority values ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/8143111e620ca/|details]])"
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