Area 1,947 km² | Founded 17 July 1924 | |
Asipovichy District (Belarusian: Асіповіцкі раён, Russian: Осиповичский район, Osipovichsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Asipovichy. As of 2009, its population was 52,447. Population of Asipovichy accounts for 62.0% of the district's population.
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Map of Asipovichy District, Belarus
Geography
the major rivers in the raion are Berezina River and its tributaties: Svislach River and Ptich River. There is the Asipovichy Reservoir on Svislach. The largerst lake is Lake Lochinskoye.
Transport
The railroad branches Minsk-Bobruysk and Mahilyow-Baranovichi and the automobile road Minks-Homiel run through the district.
References
Asipovichy Raion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA