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District of Minsk Region, Belarus See also: Minsk metropolitan area For the former district of civil administration of Poland, see Mińsk District. District in Belarus
Minsk District Мінскі раён (Belarusian)
Минский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Minsk DistrictFlagCoat of arms of Minsk DistrictCoat of arms
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Coordinates (Minsk): 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E / 53.900; 27.567
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerMinsk
MunicipalitiesTotal: 36 + Minsk
Area
 • Total1,943 km (750 sq mi)
Population
 • Total274,990
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
 • Urban27,987
 • Rural247,003
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
GovernorPyotr Arsenyevich Yarmash
WebsiteOfficial website
View of a house in the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, located in Strochitsy.
Ostroshitski Gorodok lake

Minsk District (Belarusian: Мінскі раён; Russian: Минский район) is a district (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region. The administrative center is the capital Minsk, which is administratively separated from the district and region. As of 2024, it has a population of 274,990. The most populous town in the district is Zaslawye.

Geography

The district is situated both in the middle of Minsk Region and of the Belarus. It is crossed by the Svislach River and the towns around Minsk are part of its metropolitan area.

It borders, from north to south in a clockwise sense, with the districts of Vilyeyka, Lahoysk, Smalyavichy, Chervyen, Pukhavichy, Uzda, Dzyarzhynsk, Valozhyn and Maladzyechna.

Administrative divisions

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2024)

The district is divided into 18 rural councils (sieĺsaviets) and 37 municipalities (including Minsk).

Rural councils

The 18 sieĺsaviets are: Astrašycki Haradok, Baraŭliany, Harani, Ždanovičy, Juzufova, Kalodziščy, Krupica, Lašany, Luhavaja Slabada, Michanavičy, Novy Dvor, Papiernia, Piatryški, Samachvalavičy, Sienica, Chaciežyna, Šaršuny, Ščomyslica.

Municipalities

The 37 municipalities counts one autonomous city (Minsk), one town (Zaslawye), one urban-type settlement (Machulishchy), and 34 simple municipalities (population as of 2009).

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. (in Belarusian)-(in Russian) Information on the official website of the raion
  3. (in Russian) 2009 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (Belstat)
  4. "Айцец Ян Матусевіч, першы пробашч парафіі Сьв.Язэпа (1948-1998) (Father Yan Matusievich, first pastor of St. Joseph Parish (1948-1998))(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. Свабода, Радыё (5 February 2022). "Памёр пратэстанцкі пастар, былы савецкі дысыдэнт Эрнст Сабіла (Protestant pastor and former Soviet dissident Ernst Sabila died)(in Belarusian)". Радыё Свабода. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

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Subdivisions of Minsk Region, Belarus
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(raiony)		 Coat of arms of Minsk Region
Cities and towns
Administrative center of Minsk Region but administratively separated
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