Pukhavichy district

Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district (; ) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Maryina Horka. As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408.

Geography

• Maryina Horka
• Svislach
• Rudzyensk
• Prawdzinski
• Shatsk
• Druzhny
• Pukhavichy

Notable residents

• Michaś Čarot (1896, Rudzyensk - 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges
• Aliaksandr ČarviakoÅ­ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
• Hienadź KlaÅ­ko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator

List of chairmen

The following people held the post at various times.

• Siarhei Turko (Сергей Андреевич Турко)
• Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя)

References

External links

• Selsoviets
• Maryina Gorka, an independent portal
• Svislac: regional Portal (Newsline of Pukhavichy district)