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Baranovichy District or Baranavitski Rayon (Баранавіцкі раён; Бара́новичский райо́н) is a district (raion) in the Brest Region of Belarus. Its administrative center is Baranavichy, though the city itself is not part of the district. As of 2017, the district had an estimated population of 31,340, a decrease of more than 25% compared to its 2009 census population.

History
It was established on January 15, 1940.

Geography
The district's total land area is 2202 km2. Forest covers 32% of the district and 53% of land is used for agricultural purposes. It is bordered to the north and west by Grodno Region, to the east by Minsk Region, and to the south by the districts of Lyakhavichy and Ivatsevichy of Brest Region.

Demographics
At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Stolin Raion had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language.

Administrative Divisions
The district is subdivided into 2 cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural). The two cities are Stolin, the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok. There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa, which is classified as a worker settlement.

Notable people

 * Helena Skirmunt, painter and sculptor
 * Nadzeya Ostapchuk, athlete