Vileyka district
{{Short description|District of Minsk region, Belarus}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Vileyka district
|native_name = {{native name|be|Вілейскі раён}}
{{native name|ru|Вилейский район}}
|image_flag = Flag of Vialejka.png
|flag_size = 150
|image_shield = Coat of Arms of Vilejka, Belarus.png
|shield_size = 75
|image_map = {{Switcher|frameless|Show map of Minsk Region|frameless|Show map of Belarus|default=1}}
|coordinates = {{Coord|54|29|N|26|55|E|region:BY_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title,inline}}
|settlement_type = District
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Belarus
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Minsk region
|seat_type = Administrative center
|seat = Vileyka
|area_total_km2 = 2453
|population_as_of = 2024
|population_total = 46,075
|population_urban = 26,625
|population_rural = 19,450
|population_density_km2 = auto
|elevation_m =
|timezone = MSK
|utc_offset = +3
}}
Vileyka district or Viliejka districtOfficial transliteration from Belarusian language (2007) ({{langx|be|Вілейскі раён}}; {{langx|ru|Вилейский район}}) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Vileyka. As of 2024, it has a population of 46,075.
Notable residents
- Janka Filistovič (1926, Paniacičy village – 1953), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement and a member of the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Belarus in the 1950s.Арлоў, Уладзімер (2020). [https://docs.rferl.org/be-BY/2020/11/07/96247f72-a7e0-4382-ad1c-ec68459cf6b7.pdf ІМЁНЫ СВАБОДЫ (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе.)] [Uładzimir Arłou. The Names of Freedom (The Library of Freedom. ХХІ century.)] (PDF) (in Belarusian) (4-е выд., дап. ed.). Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. pp. 244–245.
- Piotra Sych (1912, Baturyna village – 1963) - Belarusian writer and journalist, a Gulag prisoner [https://www.svaboda.org/a/766010.html Пётра Сыч (Piotra Sych)] (in Belarusian)