Minsk Voblast
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| Administrative center | Minsk | ||||||
| Largest cities | Minsk - 1,780,000 Maladzechna - 98,514 Myadzel - N/A |
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| Raions | 22 | ||||||
| - Cities | 22 | ||||||
| - Urban localities | 20 | ||||||
| - Villages | N/A | ||||||
| City raions | 8 | ||||||
| Area | Ranked | ||||||
| - Total | 40,200 km² | ||||||
| - % of National total | 15.3 % | ||||||
| - Width | N/A km | ||||||
| - Length | N/A km | ||||||
| - % water | N/A | ||||||
| - Latitude | N/A | ||||||
| - Longitude | N/A | ||||||
| Population | Ranked N/A | ||||||
| - Population | 1,474,100 | ||||||
| - % of National total | 19.4 % | ||||||
| - Density | 37 /km² | ||||||
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| - Highest point | N/A N/A m |
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| - Lowest point | N/A N/A m |
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| Chairman | N/A | ||||||
| Abbreviations | BY-MI | ||||||
| Web site (RU/EN) | http://minsk-region.gov.by/index.aspx | ||||||
Minsk Voblast (Province) or Minsk Oblast (Belarusian: Мі́нская во́бласць; Minskaya Voblasc; Russian: Минская о́бласть; Minskaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Minsk, although still being a separate administrative subdivision of Belarus. As of 2004, the voblast's population is 1,503,000, which comprises 15.3% of the national total.
Important cities in the voblast include: Maladzyechna, Minsk, Myadzel.
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[edit] Geography
The Minsk Voblast covers a total area of 40,800 km², about 19.44% of the national total. In the northern part of the voblast, is the Lake Narach, the largest lake of the country. It is the only province of Belarus whose border is not part of the international border of Belarus.
[edit] Administrative subdivisions
Today it is comprised of 22 districts (raions), 307 selsovets, 22 cities, 8 city municipalities, and 20 urban-type settlements.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Barysaw (Belarusian: Бары́саў; Russian: Бори́сов) - 150,400
- Salihorsk (Belarusian: Салігорск; Russian: Солигорск) - 101,400
- Maladzyechna (Belarusian: Маладзе́чна; Russian: Молоде́чно) - 98,400
- Slutsk (Belarusian: Слуцк; Russian: Слуцк) - 62,300
- Schodzina - 60,800
- Vileyka (Belarusian: Вiлейка; Russian: Вилейка) - 30,000
- Dzyarzhynsk (Belarusian: Дзяржы́нск; Russian: Дзержинск) - 24,600
- Maryina Horka (Belarusian: Мар'іна Горка) - 23,400
- Stowbsty (Belarusian: Стоўбцы; Russian: Столбцы) - 16,900
- Nyasvyzh (Belarusian: Нясьві́ж, Russian: Несвиж) - 14,300
- Smalyavichy (Belarusian: Смалявічы) - 14,200
- Zaslaul (Belarusian: Заслаўль) - 13,500
- Fanipol (Belarusian: Фаніпаль; Russian: Фаниполь) - 13,200
- Berazino (Belarusian: Беразіно) - 13,100
- Lyuban (Belarusian: Любань)- 11,800
- Staryya Darohi (Belarusian: Старыя Дарогі) - 11,700
- Valozhyn (Belarusian: Вало́жын; Russian: Воло́жин) - 11,400
- Kapyl (Belarusian: Капыль) - 10,700
- Kletsk (Belarusian: Клецк) - 10,600
- Cherven (Belarusian: Чэрвень; Russian: Червень) - 10,500
- Krupki (Belarusian: Крупкі) - 8,300
[edit] See also
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Subdivisions of Belarus |  |
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| Brest | Homyel | Hrodna | Mahilyow | Minsk | Minsk City | Vitsebsk | |||
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