Minsk Region
Мінская вобласць (Belarusian)
Минская область (Russian)
Coat of arms of Minsk Region
Location of Minsk Region
CountryBelarus
Administrative centerMinsk
Largest citiesBarysaw - 150,400
Salihorsk - 101,400
Maladzyechna - 98,514
Districts22 (and 1 subordinate city)
Cities - 22
Urban localities - 20
City districts8
Government
  ChairmanAleksandr Turchin
Area
  Total39,912.35 km2 (15,410.24 sq mi)
Highest elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total1,462,021
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
  TotalBr 35.9 billion
(€12.2 billion)
  Per capitaBr 24,500
(€8,300)
Area code+375 17
ISO 3166 codeBY-MI
HDI (2018)0.834[3]
very high · 1st
Websitewww.minsk-region.gov.by

Minsk Region, also known as Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts (Belarusian: Мінская вобласць, romanized: Minskaja voblasć, IPA: [ˈmʲinskaja ˈvobɫasʲtsʲ]; Russian: Минская о́бласть, romanized: Minskaya oblast), is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, although it is a separate administrative territorial entity of Belarus. The region's population was recorded at 1,411,500 in 2011.[4]

Geography

Minsk Region covers a total of 39,900 km2,[4] about 19.44% of the national total area. Lake Narach, the largest lake in the country, is located in the northern part of the region. There are four other large lakes in this region: Svir (8th largest), Myadel (11th largest), Syalyava (14th largest) and Myastro (15th largest).[5] It is the only region of Belarus whose border is not part of the international border of Belarus.

History

Beginning the 10th century, the territory of the current Minsk Region was part of Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, and later it was included in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the unification of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, the territory became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In 1793, as a result of the second partition of Polish territory, the area was annexed by Russia as the Minsk Region. During the collapse of the Russian Empire due to the Civil War, the western part was annexed to Poland in 1921, while the east became Soviet Belarus.

The Minsk region was established on 15 January 1938, based on the amendment of the Constitutional Law of the USSR. As of 20 February 1938, the area included 20 districts. Following the Soviet invasion of Poland on September 17, 1939, the former Eastern lands of the Second Polish Republic were annexed in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact partitioning Poland and added to the Minsk Region.

On 20 September 1944, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the Gressky, Kopyl, Krasnoslobodski, Luban, Slutsky, Starobin, Starodorozhski districts and the city of Sluck were removed from the Minsk region and transferred to the newly formed Bobruisk Region.

On 8 January 1954, by the decree of the USSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the Nesvizhski and Stolbtsovsky districts from the abolished Baranovichi Region, as well as the Glusk, Gressky, Kopyl, Krasnoslobodski, Luban, Slutsky, Starobin, Starodorozhski districts and the city of Sluck from the abolished Bobruisk Region, were added to the Minsk Region.

In 1960, following the abolition of Molodechno Region, its southern part became the northern part of the Minsk Region.

Tourism

The number of travel agencies in Minsk Region grew from twelve in 2000 to seventy in 2010.[6][7] The most popular tourist destinations of the region are Zaslavskoye Lake, the Zhdanovichi area which has health resorts, Nesvizh Palace and its surroundings, as well as the alpine ski resorts of Logoysk and Silichi.

Administrative subdivisions

The Minsk Region comprises 22 districts (raions), 307 selsovets, 22 cities, 8 city municipalities, and 20 urban-type settlements.

Districts of Minsk Region

Cities and towns

Population of cities and towns in Minsk Region according to 2023 estimates:[1]

English Belarusian Russian Pop. (2023)
BarysawБарысаўБорисов136,409
SalihorskСалігорскСолигорск98,590
MaladzyechnaМаладзечнаМолодечно89,268
ZhodzinaЖодзiнаЖодино64,000
SlutskСлуцкСлуцк60,376
DzyarzhynskДзяржынскДзержинск29,811
VileykaВілейкаВилейка26,811
SmalyavichyСмалявічыСмолевичи21,820
Maryina HorkaМар'іна ГоркаМарьина Горка20,242
FanipalФаніпальФаниполь17,768
StowbtsyСтоўбцыСтолбцы17,640
ZaslawyeЗаслаўеЗаславль17,419
NyasvizhНясвіжНесвиж15,907
LahoyskЛагойскЛогойск15,515
ByerazinoБеразіноБерезино11,395
LyubanЛюбаньЛюбань11,360
KletskКлецкКлецк11,350
Staryya DarohiСтарыя ДарогіСтарые Дороги10,972
UzdaУздаУзда10,677
ChervyenЧэрвеньЧервень10,542
KapylКапыльКопыль10,087
ValozhynВаложынВоложин10,064
KrupkiКрупкіКрупки8,487
MyadzyelМядзелМядель6,999

Demographics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2022".
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. 1 2 "Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. the Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise "National Cadastre Agency" of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011). "Number of organizations engaged in tourist activities in 2010 in Belarus". Land of Ancestors. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011). "Number of organisations engaged in tourist activities in Belarus by region". Land of Ancestors. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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