Minsk Region
Minsk Voblasc (Province) or Minsk Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Minsk. As of 2019, the voblast's population is 1,503,000, which has 15.3% of the national total.
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Мі́нская во́бласць Минская о́бласть Minsk Oblast | |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.90°N 27.57°E | |
| Administrative center | Minsk |
| Largest cities | Minsk - 1,780,000 Barysaw - 150,400 Salihorsk - 101,400 Maladzechna - 98,514 |
| Raions | 22 Cities - 22 Urban localities - 20 |
| City raions | 8 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,474,100 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Website | minsk-region.gov.by |
In the northern part of the oblast is the Lake Narach, the largest lake of the country.
There are 22 districts (raions), 307 selsovets, 22 cities, 8 city municipalities, and 20 urban-type settlements.
Minsk Region covers 39,900 km², which stands about 19.44% of the total area of Belarus Republic.[1] There is the largest lake in the country called Narach in the Minsk Region.
References
- ↑ "Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011 » Land Of Ancestors - Belarus". web.archive.org. 2013-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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Other websites
- Minsk Region – The Heart Of Belarus Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
