Pruzhany District or Pruzhanski Rayon Belarusian: Пружанскі раён, romanized: Pružanski rajon; Russian: Пружа́нский райо́н, romanized: Pruzhansky rayon) is district (raion) of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Pruzhany.
Demographics
At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Pruzhany Raion had a population of 52,511. Of these, 87.5% were of Belarusian, 6.4% Russian, 3.4% Ukrainian and 1.9% Polish ethnicity. 65.4% spoke Belarusian and 31.7% Russian as their native language.
Administrative Divisions
The district is subdivided into 1 city and 12 rural councils administering a total of 245 settlements (2 urban and 243 rural).
| Name | Name (Belarusian) | Name (Russian) | Type | Settlements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruzhany | Пружаны | Пружаны | city of rayon subordinance | |
| Velikasyel’ski | Велікасельскі | Великосельский | rural council | 13 |
| Zyelyanyevitski | Зеляневіцкі | Зеленевичский | rural council | 24 |
| Linawski | Лінаўскі | Линовский | rural council | 26 |
| Mokrawski | Мокраўскі | Мокровский | rural council | 24 |
| Navazasimavitski | Навазасімавіцкі | Новозасимовичский | rural council | 1 |
| Pruzhanski | Пружанскі | Пружанский | rural council | 19 |
| Sukhopal’ski | Сухопальскі | Сухопольский | rural council | 28 |
| Kharawski | Хараўскі | Хоревской | rural council | 20 |
| Shanyawski | Шаняўскі | Шеневской | rural council | 19 |
| Shcharchowski | Шчарчоўскі | Щерчовский | rural council | 22 |
| Ruzhanski | Ружанскі | Ружанский | rural council | 33 |
| Sharashewski | Шарашэўскі | Шерешевский | rural council | 16 |