Pogarsky District

Pogarsky District (Пога́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1196 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pogar. Population:  35,588 (2002 Census);  The population of Pogar accounts for 32.2% of the district's total population.

People

 * Sol Hurok (1888-1974)