Vyetka district
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| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel region |
| Administrative center | Vyetka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,558.62 km2 (601.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 17,109 |
| • Density | 10.977/km2 (28.430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Vyetka district or Vetka district (Belarusian: Веткаўскі раён, romanized: Vietkaŭski rajon; Russian: Ветковский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyetka. As of 2024, it has a population of 17,109.[1]
Geography
The district covers an area of 1,558 square kilometres (602 sq mi) and includes 139 settlements, of which only 82 are inhabited. The remaining 57 settlements are situated in the exclusion zone following the Chernobyl disaster, as the contaminated area was evacuated due to high radiation levels. The areas north and east of the city of Vetka fall within the evacuated zone, which extends all the way to the Russian border. Signs placed along the roads indicate the start of the zone boundary.
Population
| Year | population | Year | population | Year | population | Year | population | Year | Header text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,689 | 2001 | 21,121 | 2006 | 19,481 | 2011 | 18,569 | 2016 | 17,776 |
| 1979 | 44,261 | 2002 | 20,721 | 2007 | 19,298 | 2012 | 18,359 | 2017 | 17,790 |
| 1989 | 35,321 | 2003 | 20,486 | 2008 | 19,070 | 2013 | 18,109 | 2018 | 17,838 |
| 1996 | 20,600 | 2004 | 20,045 | 2009 | 18,928 | 2014 | 17,896 | 2019 | 17,810 |
| 2000 | 21,411 | 2005 | 19,775 | 2010 | 18,677 | 2015 | 17,812 | 2023 | 17,268 |
Culture
- Vojnič-Sienažecki Palace and Park Complex
- Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions
References
- "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.
- "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" [Population as of January 1, 2023 and average annual population for 2022 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, urban-type settlements] (PDF) (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-17.
- "Численность населения по г. Гомелю и районам". gomel.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ru:Ветковский район
External links
Media related to Vietka District at Wikimedia Commons
- Administration site Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos on Radzima.org
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