Orsha District

Not to be confused with Orshansky District.

Orsha District or Orša District^[2] (Belarusian: Аршанскі раён; Russian: Оршанский район, romanized: Orshansky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.^[3] The administrative center of the district is Orsha.^[1]

Orsha District Аршанскі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°30′N 30°24′E / 54.500°N 30.400°E / 54.500; 30.400
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
Administrative center	Orsha
Area
• Total	1,667.73 km^2 (643.91 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population  (2023)^[1]
• Total	142,331
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Alexander Lukashenko (1954, Kopys), President of Belarus (1994–present)^[4]

References

1. . belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. "Vitebsk region". Belarus.by (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
4. Gevarkin, Eduard (31 August 2010). . UDF.BY. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2022.