Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy districtOfficial transliteration from Belarusian language (2007) (; ) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Maryina Horka.Pukhavichy district page on the Minsk Region Executive Committee (Ablvykankam) website As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408.
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 purgesМаракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: ЧАРОТ Міхась" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Čarot Michaś, by Leanid Marakou]. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian) Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicistМаракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Аляксандар Чарвякоў" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Aliaksandr Čarviakoǔ, by Leanid Marakou]. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian) 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) (retrieved November 20, 2009) Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя) (retrieved November 20, 2009)
References
External links
Selsoviets Maryina Gorka, an independent portal Svislac: regional Portal (Newsline of Pukhavichy district)