Brest district

Brest district
Basic data
Center:	Brest
Surface:	1617 km² (rank)
Residents:	43,600 ( 2005 ) (ranked)
Population density :	27 inhabitants / km² (rank)
Website:	Brest district
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The Brest Raion ( Belarusian Брэсцкі раён Breszki rajon ; Брестский район Brestski rajon ) is an administrative unit in the west of the Breszkaja Woblasz in Belarus . The Rajon has an area of ​​1617 km² and is divided into a Passavet and 11 Selsavets . The administrative center is the city of Brest .

geography

The Brest Rajon is in the south-west of the country and the Breszkaja Woblasz. The neighboring rayons in Belarus are Kamyanets in the north, Shabinka in the east and Malaryta in the southeast . The entire western border of the Rajon runs along the Bug and the eastern border of Poland .

history

The administrative unit was formed on January 15, 1940 .

coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms is divided into blue and green by a narrow silver wavy bar. Above a silver bow aimed at the head of the shield with arrows of the same color and below four red diagonal bars .

Administrative division

• Passavet Damachava
• Selsavet Hershony
• Selsavet Kleyniki
• Selsavet Lyschtschyzyzy
• Selsavet Matykaly
• Selsavet Mukhavets
• Zelsavet Radvanichy
• Selsavet Snamenka
• Selsavet Tamaschouka
• Selsavet Telmy
• Zelsavet Tscharnautschyzyts
• Selsavet Cherni

Web links

Commons : Brest Rajon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brest Rajon, official website

Coordinates: 52 ° 7 '  N , 23 ° 40'  E