a circle of the Russian province Witepsk, extending in north latitude from 55.45° to 56.20°, and in east longitude from 28.54° to 30.21°. It contains four towns, and 1872 hamlets or farms, in eighteen Greek and twelve united parishes, having a population of 69,430 inhabitants. The capital is a town of the same name, 388 miles from St Petersburg, on the lake Newelskoj, at the mouth of the river Emerka. It contains three churches, 434 houses, and 2860 inhabitants. Long. 29.30. E. Lat. 55.58. N.