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| | Volkovysk District |
 | | Today, Vaukavysk is the center of the Vaukavysk district, Hrodna region in western Belarus, 98 kilometers southeast of Hrodna and 136.9 miles west southwest of Minsk, situated on the Ros' River and at the junction of several railway lines (to Baranavicy, Masty, Bierastavica and Svislac.) 1995 Population: 43,600. |
 | | The district's main town, Piesk, lies on the Ros River (left-bank tributary of the Neiman), about ninety kilometers east of Bialystok, on the railway line to Minsk. |
 | | Zelwa, a small town and center of Zelwa district, is situated on the left bank of the river Zelvyanka about 129 kilometers from Grodno on the Volkovysk-Slonim road. |
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