Hantsavichy
| Hancavičy Ганцавічы |
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 Hancavičy
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| Country |  Belarus |
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| Region | Brest Region | |
| Raion | Hancavičy district | |
| Founded | 1898 | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 14 043 | |
| Time zone | FET (UTC+3) | |
| • Summer (DST) | FET (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 225432 | |
| Area code(s) | +375 1646 | |
| License plate | 1 | |
Hancavičy (Belarusian: Ганцавічы, [ˈɣant͡savʲitʂɨ]), (Russian: Ганцевичи, [ˈɡantsəvʲɪtɕɪ], Polish: Hancewicze) is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Hancavičy district.
There is a Volga-type radar near Hantsavichy(Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) which is a part of the Russian early warning radar system (until 2020).
Etymology
According to Belarusian toponymist Vadzim Žučkievič name "Hancavičy" comes from surname Hancevič.[1]
Population
- 1897 — 633[2]
- 1909 — 1026[3]
- 1970 — 5 200[4]
- 1973 — 6 900
- 1991 — 14 500[5]
- 2006 — 14 700
- 2008 — 14 800
- 2015 - 14 043[6]
Education
There are 3 schools, 1 gymnasium, agricultural lyceum and a special boarding school in Hancavičy.
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References
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- ↑ Віталь Герасіменя. Першыя крокі на Ганцавіцкі краязнаўчы музэй
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- ↑ Statistical Bulletin «Численность населения на 1 января 2015 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2014 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа».
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