Vitebsk District or Viciebsk District[2] (Belarusian: Віцебскі раён, romanized: Viciebski rajon; Russian: Витебский район, romanized: Vitebsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in northern Belarus.
Situated in the eastern side of the district and crossed by the Vitba River; Vitebsk District borders, from north to south, the districts of Haradok, Shumilina, Beshankovichy, Syanno and Liozna.
In the eastern side it borders with the Russian oblasts, from south to north, of Smolensk and Pskov.
The district is divided into 8 rural councils (selsoviets) and 45 municipalities (including Vitebsk).
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