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Of the major nationalities living in the Brest Region, 1,262,600 are [[Belarusians]] (85%), 128,700 (8.6%) are [[Russians]], 57,100 (3.8%) are [[Ukrainians]], and 27,100 (1.8%) are [[Poles]]. 53.7% of the population speak [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] and 42.6% speak [[Russian language|Russian]] as their native language.<ref>{{cite book|format=Zip archive|url=http://belstat.gov.by/homep/en/census/2009/volume3.zip|title=Ethnic Composition of the Population of the Republic of Belarus: Population Census 2009|publisher=National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus|date=2011|volume=3|page=378|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423092206/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/en/census/2009/volume3.zip|archivedate=23 April 2012}}</ref> |
Of the major nationalities living in the Brest Region, 1,262,600 are [[Belarusians]] (85%), 128,700 (8.6%) are [[Russians]], 57,100 (3.8%) are [[Ukrainians]], and 27,100 (1.8%) are [[Poles]]. 53.7% of the population speak [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] and 42.6% speak [[Russian language|Russian]] as their native language.<ref>{{cite book|format=Zip archive|url=http://belstat.gov.by/homep/en/census/2009/volume3.zip|title=Ethnic Composition of the Population of the Republic of Belarus: Population Census 2009|publisher=National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus|date=2011|volume=3|page=378|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423092206/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/en/census/2009/volume3.zip|archivedate=23 April 2012}}</ref> |
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Brest is the province with the highest birth rate in all of Belarus. As of 2008, the birth rate was 12.0 per 1000 and death rate was 13.4 per 1000.<ref> |
Brest is the province with the highest birth rate in all of Belarus. As of 2008, the birth rate was 12.0 per 1000 and death rate was 13.4 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/news/news85.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-12-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918013106/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/news/news85.php |archivedate=2009-09-18 |df= }}</ref> |
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Brest Region
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| Administrative center | Brest |
| Largest cities | Brest - 332,530 Baranovichi - 175,092 Pinsk - 132,490 |
| Districts | 16 Cities: 20 Urban localities: 9 Villages: 2,178 |
| Established | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Anatoly Vasilyevich Lis |
| Area | |
• Total | 32,790.68 km2 (12,664 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,388,513 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | www.brest-region.by |
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblast (Template:Lang-be; Bresckaja vobłasć; Template:Lang-ru; Brestskaya Oblast; Template:Lang-pl) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest.
Important cities within the region include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.
Geography
It is located in the southwestern part of Belarus, bordering the Podlasie and Lublin voivodships of Poland on the west, the Volyn Oblast and Rivne Oblast of Ukraine on the south, the Grodno Region and Minsk Region on the north, and Gomel Region on the east. The region covers at total area of 32,800 km²,[1] about 15,7% of the national total.
Kametnets District of Brest Region in few kilometers to the South-West from Vysokaye town on the Bug River the western extreme point of Belarus is situated.[2] 2,7% of the territory are covered with Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 9,8% are covered with 17 wildlife preserves of national importance.[3]
It is often dubbed the Western gateway to Belarus. Geographically, the Brest Region belongs to the area known as Polesia. The area of the region was part of the Second Polish Republic from 1921 until 1939 largely as the Polesie Voivodeship, when it was joined to the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Northeastern part of it was administrated as part of Nowogrodek Voivodeship.
Demographics
The Brest Region has a population of 1,394,800,[1] about 14,7% of the national total. About 47.2% of the region's population are men, and the remaining 52.8% are women. Number of inhabitants per 1 km2 is 43.[1]
Of the major nationalities living in the Brest Region, 1,262,600 are Belarusians (85%), 128,700 (8.6%) are Russians, 57,100 (3.8%) are Ukrainians, and 27,100 (1.8%) are Poles. 53.7% of the population speak Belarusian and 42.6% speak Russian as their native language.[4]
Brest is the province with the highest birth rate in all of Belarus. As of 2008, the birth rate was 12.0 per 1000 and death rate was 13.4 per 1000.[5]
Administrative territorial entities
The region was formed in 1939 after reunification of Western Belarus and the Byelorussian SSR. Today it comprises 16 districts (rajons), 225 selsoviets, 20 cities, 5 city municipalities, 9 urban-type settlements, and 2178 villages.
Districts of Brest Region
The sixteen raions (districts) of the Brest Region are:
Cities and towns
Tourism
There are about 70 travel agencies in Brest Region, most of them provide both agent and operator activities.[6][7] Main tourist attractions in the region are Belovezhskaya Puscha and Brest Fortress.
See also
- Subdivisions of Belarus
- Poland’s Polesie Voivodeship (1921–1939)
- Poland’s Nowogrodek Voivodeship (1919-1939)
References
- ^ a b c "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Nature reserves and national parks, wildlife preserves and nature sanctuaries". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Ethnic Composition of the Population of the Republic of Belarus: Population Census 2009. Vol. 3. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. p. 378. Archived from the original (Zip archive) on 23 April 2012.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011). "Number of organizations engaged in tourist activities in 2010 in Belarus". Land of Ancestors. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011). "Number of organisations engaged in tourist activities in Belarus by region". Land of Ancestors. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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