Puchavičy District (Puchavičy Rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the east of Minsk Voblast. The capital of the town is Marjina Horka.
Geography
- Main settlements
- Marjina Horka (22,500)
- Svislač (4,053)
- Rudziensk (2,900)
- Praŭdzinski (2,900)
- Šack
- Družny
- Puchavičy
Notable residents
- Michaś Čarot (1896, Rudziensk – 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin’s purges
- Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village – 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist
- Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator
Vykankam Chairpersons
The following people held the post at various times.
- Siarhei Turko (Сергей Андреевич Турко)
- Fyodor Karalyenya (Федор Петрович Караленя)