Zelva District

Zelva District or Zeĺva District^[2] (Belarusian: Зэльвенскі раён; Russian: Зельвенский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Zelva.^[1]

Zelva District Зэльвенскі раён (Belarusian) Зельвенский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E / 53.150°N 24.817°E / 53.150; 24.817
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Zelva
Area
• Total	869.69 km^2 (335.79 sq mi)
Population  (2023)^[1]
• Total	13,224
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

• Vasil Zacharka (1877–1943), Belarusian statesman and president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic^[3]
• Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959), drafter of the Genocide Convention

References

1. . belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. Vasil Zacharka, IVth President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (Васіль Захарка, IV старшыня Рады БНР)(in Belarusian)