Cherikov district
Čerykaŭ district/ Cherikov district
Чэрыкаўскі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 53°34′N 31°22′E / 53.567°N 31.367°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev region |
| Administrative center | Cherikov |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,020.20 km2 (393.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 12,566 |
| • Density | 12.317/km2 (31.901/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Cherikov district or Čerykaŭ district[2] (Belarusian: Чэрыкаўскі раён; Russian: Чериковский район, romanized: Cherikovsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev region in Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Cherikov. As of 2009, its population was 14,875. The population of Cherikov accounts for 55.0% of the district's population.[3]
History
As a result of the Chernobyl disaster, part of the district's territory became contaminated, and the inhabitants were resettled. In the area, several settlements remained uninhabited.[4]
References
- ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Боль земли Могилевской. Под Чернобыльским пеплом".