Resources

Mineral resources of the Petrikovsky district are characterized by deposits of rock and potash salts, brown coal, oil shale, peat, chalk, gypsum, brick clays and loams, underground fresh and mineral waters, sapropels. On the territory of the district, 99 peat deposits with total reserves of 61.5 million tons, the Petrikovskoye deposit of potash and rock salts, the Brinevskoye brown coal deposit, three sand deposits with total reserves of 6.28 million m reserves of 31.6 million m3, one source of mineral water.

The total area of Petrikovsky district is 283517 hectares, drained land is 53967 hectares (19%), irrigated land is not, land contaminated with radionuclides is 1780 hectares (0.6%).

The area of the city of Petrikov is 980 hectares;

the area of the urban-type settlement Kopatkevichi - 490 hectares;

the area of rural settlements is 7080 hectares.

56% of the land is occupied by forest. In total, there are about a hundred species of birch, coniferous and oak species.

The Pripyat River with its tributaries Bobrik, Ptich, Tremlya, Ubort flows through the territory of the district. There is a Wild Lake with an area of 69 hectares.

The employed population of Petrikovsky district in January-December 2020 amounted to 11349 or 99.1% compared to the same period last year (January-December 2019 - 11450).

The number of people working in the "Agriculture" sector as a whole in the district as of 01.01.2021 amounted to 1,437 people, including 250 managers and specialists. 102 agricultural workers have higher education. The average age of employees in agricultural organizations is 47 years.

As of 01.01.2021, 587 people worked in the construction industry, including 137 employees. 83 people have higher education. The average age of employees is 43 years.

The education industry employed 1,460 people in 2020, including 969 employees. 718 people have higher education. The average age of employees is 41 years.

The healthcare industry employs 821 people. 111 people have higher education. The average age of employees is 46 years.

The number of people working in the "culture" industry is 307 people, including 202 managers and specialists. 67 employees have higher education. The average age of employees is 43 years.

The housing and communal services sector employs 502 people. The average age of employees is 45 years. 49 people have higher education.