Masty district
The Masty Raion ( Belarusian Мастоўскі раён ; Russian Мостовский район ) is an administrative unit in the southeast of the Hrodsenskaya Woblasz in Belarus with the administrative center in the city of Masty . The Rajon has an area of 1400 km², includes 154 localities and is divided into 13 Selsawets .
geography
Masty Raion is located in the center of Hrodsenskaya Woblasz. The Nachbarrajone in the Grodno Region are in the north Schtschutschyn , east Dzyatlava , south Selwa , southwest Vawkavysk , west Berastowiza and northwest Hrodna .
The largest rivers are the Memel and its tributaries Shchara , Selvyanka , Ros , Elnja .
history
The Masty Raion was formed in its current borders on January 15, 1940.