Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district (Belarusian: Пухавіцкі раён; Russian: Пуховичский район) 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.
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Geography
Main settlements
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 Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
Hienadź Klaŭko (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)