Pinsk District, Administrative region in Brest Region, Belarus.
Pinsk District is an administrative region in southwestern Belarus within the Brest Region. The area contains numerous small settlements and villages distributed across its territory, while Pinsk city remains a separately governed urban center.
The area was established as an independent region in 1939 during the Soviet period and merged into the Brest Region in 1954. This reorganization reflected broader changes to administrative boundaries under Soviet rule.
The population of Pinsk District includes 92 percent Belarusian residents, with Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish communities contributing to the regional demographics.
The region is accessible from Pinsk, with settlements connected by local roads. Visitors should understand this is a rural area where services are limited and distances between places can be considerable.
The territory is crossed by the Pripyat River, a major waterway that marks the boundary of the historical Polesia landscape. This river shapes the region's appearance with its wetlands and floodplain forests.
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