y ) ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Bel arus ian ▁M og ile v ▁Region . ▁K lim av ich y ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁M og ile v ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁Kal in ica ▁River ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁K lim av ich y ▁District ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 7 , 0 6 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁First ▁references ▁in ▁historical ▁documents ▁are ▁dated ▁by ▁ 1 5 8 1 ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁M ś cis ław ▁Vo iv od ship ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁It ▁was ▁granted ▁city ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁and ▁ ▁a ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁ 4 , 7 1 4 ▁inhabitants . ▁ 5 0 . 2 ▁percent ▁were ▁Orth odox , ▁ 4 7 . 9 ▁percent ▁Jews ▁and ▁ 1 . 5 ▁percent ▁C athol ics . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁liber ated ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 6 9 3 ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁Y idd ish ▁school