Rahachow district

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Rahachow district
Рагачоўскі раён (Belarusian)
Рогачёвский район (Russian)
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Country Belarus
Region Gomel region
Administrative center Rahachow
Area
  Total
2,066.99 km2 (798.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
  Total
50,579
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)

Rogachev district an administrative-territorial unit of Gomel Oblast. It borders on Bobruisk, Kirovsk, Bykhov, and Slavgorod districts of Mogilev Oblast and on Karmyansk, Chechersk, Buda-Koshelevsky, and Zhlobin districts of Gomel Oblast.

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History (Гісторыя)

The first people appeared on the territory of the modern Rogachev district 14 thousand years ago - tribes of the archaeological culture of Lyngby. Several objects of this period and one settlement have been found. In the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras, people already mastered most of the territory of the district: more than 25 settlements of this period have been found, including 5 in the city. During archaeological excavations, the settlements of Zborow and Kistyan were found .

The territory of the district was part of the Chernihiv , Kiev and Turov principalities , and in the 13th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . In the 15th century, the Muscovite troops of Ivan III took Rogachev, but were then forced to leave. During the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the territory was part of the Rogachev Starostve .

In 1772, as a result of the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the entire left-bank part of the country with Rogachev was ceded to the Russian Empire . Catherine II made Rogachev the center of Rogachev province , and in 1777 — the center of Rogachev district . The district included the present Rogachev, Zhlobin, Chechersky, Karmyansky, Buda-Koshelevsky and half of the Kirov district.

On April 29, 1919, the Gomel Governorate was formed within the RSFSR , which included the Rogachev region.

Rogachev district was formed on July 17, 1924 as part of the Bobruisk district of the BSSR . The center is the city of Rogachev . On August 20, 1924, it was divided into 15 village councils: Azyaransky , Godzilavytsky , Dvaretsky , Zabalatsky , Zapolsky , Zborovsky , Kistyanevsky , Krushynovsky (Veliokrushynovsky) , Luchynsky , Madorsky , Pobalovsky , Sverzhansky , Stankovsky , Staroselsky , Tikhinitsky . On August 21, 1925, the Osavitsky (Osavitsky) village council was formed . On August 4, 1927, the Vishansky , Gorodetsk , Kurgansky , Malostralkovsky , Merkulavichy , Prybarsky , Svyatsky (Svyatkovsky) , Stauppnyansky village councils of the abolished Gorodetsk district were annexed to the district . After the abolition of the district division on July 26, 1930, the district was directly subordinate to the BSSR. On July 8, 1931, the Dovsky village council of the abolished Zhuravichi district was annexed to the district ; on December 5, 1931, the Zvanetsky village council of the Bykhov district . On February 12, 1935, the Dovsky, Zvanetsky, Kurgansky, Malostralkovsky, Sverzhansky village councils were transferred to the newly formed Dovsky district  ; the Osavnitsky (Osavichy) village council was transferred to the Kirov district . On April 5, 1936, the Malostralkovsky village council of the Zhuravichi district was returned to the district, the Priborsky village council was transferred to the Buda-Koshelevsky district , and the Merkulavichy village council was transferred to the Chechersky district . Since February 20, 1938, the district has been part of the Gomel region . On April 20, 1939, the Svyatsky (Svyatkovsky) village council was renamed Kirovsky . On April 29, 1950, the Kirovsky village council was transferred to the Zhlobin district . On July 16, 1954, the Vishansky, Krushynovsky, and Madorsky village councils were abolished. On December 17, 1956, the Balatnyansky , Dovsky , Zhuravichi , Zvanetsky , Kurgansky , Rektsensky , and Serebryany village councils of the abolished Zhuravichi district were annexed to the district. On June 11, 1957, the Rekta Village Council was transferred to the Slavgorod District of the Mogilev Region.. On January 12, 1960, the settlement of the peat enterprise Belitsk was reorganized into the workers' settlement Belitsk . On April 14, 1960, the Kistenievsky, Malostrolkovsky, Serebransky, Stankovsky village councils were abolished. On December 25, 1962, the urban settlement of Karma , Barsukovsky , Bychansky , Volynetsky , Vornovsky , Korotkovsky , Kurakovshchynsky , Kurganitsky , Litsvinovichsky , Rossokhsky , Starogradsky , Strukachovsky, Strumensky , Khlyavnyansky village councils of the abolished Karmyany district were annexed to the district . On September 19, 1963 , the Kistenievsky village council was formed , the Kurakovshchynsky village council was abolished. On January 6, 1965, the urban settlement of Karma, Barsukovsky, Bychansky, Volynetsky, Vornovsky, Korotsky, Kurganitsky, Litsvinavitsky, Rossokhsky, Starogradsky, Strukachovsky, Strumensky, Khlyavnyansky village councils were transferred to the Chechersky district. On March 25, 1965, the Oktyabrovsky village council of the Chechersky district was annexed to the district, which on July 30, 1966 was transferred to the restored Karmyansky district. On February 27, 1978, Rogachev received the status of a city of regional subordination.

On December 1, 1998, the Rahačov District and the city of Rahačov were united into one administrative-territorial unit - Rahačov District with the administrative center of the city of Rahačov  .

On December 1, 2009, the Luchyn Village Council and the Belitsky Village Council were abolished.

Geography (Геаграфія)

The relief of the district is mostly flat, with minor elevations. The average temperature in January is −7 °C below zero, in July it is +18.5 °C. Precipitation is 590 mm per year, the growing season is 192 days. The Dnieper River and its tributaries Druts , Dobrytsa , Dobasna , Rakutun , Rzhavka , Gutlyanka , Vuglyanka  flow through the district . Lakes: Svyatoye , Krushynovske , Dobraye , Velikoye Komaryna , etc. 32% of the district is covered by pine, birch, oak, aspen, and spruce forests. There are 40,000 hectares of meadows in the area. In the post-war years, geologists discovered the richest peat deposits near the village of Gorodets .

Population (Насельніцтва)

There are 208 settlements in the district. The district includes 17 village councils.

The population recorded on January 1st, 2025 was 46,967 people. [2]

  1. "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 6 May 2024.
  2. "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". www.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2025-08-27.

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