Minsk District

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.[1] The most populated town in the district is Zaslawye.

See also: Minsk metropolitan area
For the former district of civil administration of Poland, see Mińsk District.
Minsk District
Мінскі раён (Belarusian)
Минский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Minsk District
Flag
Coat of arms of Minsk District
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Minsk): 53°54′N 27°34′E
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerMinsk
MunicipalitiesTotal: 36 + Minsk
Area
 • Total1,943 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total270,143
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
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

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 Vilejka, Lahoysk, Smalyavichy, Chervyen, Pukhavichy, Uzda, Dzyarzhynsk, Valozhyn and Maladzyechna.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 18 rural councils (sieĺsaviets) and 37 municipalities (including Minsk).[2]

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 (Machulishi), and 34 simple municipalities (Population as of 2009).[3]

  • Minsk (1,837,000)
  • Zaslawye (14,400)
  • Machulishchy (8,000)
  • Borzdyn Moloyo
  • Butsevichi
  • Chuchany
  • Gorodzishko (Kolodishansky)
  • Gorodzishko (Shomyslitsky)
  • Gotovo
  • Ignatichi
  • Karalishovichi
  • Kosin
  • Novoye Polye
  • Novy Dvor Bolodkovichov
  • Novy Dvor Bungenov
  • Obchok
  • Onopol
  • Ostroshitski
  • Ostroshitski Gorodok
  • Papernya
  • Potomka
  • Pryluki
  • Pyatsovshchina
  • Rovbitsi
  • Rusinovitsi
  • Senitsa
  • Solomorechcho
  • Samachvalavičy
  • Stayki
  • Staroye Selo
  • Strochitsy
  • Syomkov
  • Syomkov Gorodok
  • Torosov
  • Tsna
  • Vyovkabitsi
  • Zamostochye

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. "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 13 August 2023.
  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. "Памёр пратэстанцкі пастар, былы савецкі дысыдэнт Эрнст Сабіла (Protestant pastor and former Soviet dissident Ernst Sabila died)(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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