Brest district
subdivision (rajon) of Brest voblasć, Belarus
Brest district (Belarusian: Брэсцкі раён; Russian: Брестский район) is a district (raion) of Brest region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest, which is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 45,658.
Demographics
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Brest district had a population of 39,426. Of these, 83.0% were of Belarusian, 8.1% Russian, 6.9% Ukrainian and 0.9% Polish ethnicity. 54.8% spoke Russian and 40.4% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 45,629.
Industries
This raion is specialized in agriculture. Several recreational areas like Belaye Lake, summer camps and rest homes along the Mukhavets River attract numerous tourists from the country and abroad.
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