Asipovichy District

District of Mogilev Region, Belarus

District in Mogilev Region, Belarus

Asipovichy District Асіповіцкі раён (Belarusian)
District
Flag Seal

Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev Region
Administrative center	Asipovichy
Area
• District	1,947.21 km² (751.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Lowest elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2024)^[1]
• District	43,365
• Density	22/km² (58/sq mi)
• Urban	31,549
• Rural	11,816
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Asipovichy District or Asipovičy District^[2] (Belarusian: Асіповіцкі раён; Russian: Осиповичский район, romanized: Osipovichsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Asipovichy.^[3] In 2009, its population was 52,447; the population accounted for 62.0% of the district's population.^[4] As of 2024, it has a population of 43,365.^[1]

Geography

Major rivers in the district include the Berezina River and its tributaries, the Svislach and Ptsich. The Asipovichy Reservoir is on the Svislach. The largerst lake is Lake Lochinskoye.^[5]

Transport

The railroad branches Minsk-Babruysk and Mogilev-Baranavichy and the automobile road Minsk-Gomel run through the district.

References

^ ^a ^b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
^ Osipovichi Raion official website
^ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
^ Geography of Osipovichi Raion Archived October 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine