Baranavichy Баранавічы |
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Location in Belarus | |||
Coordinates: 53°08′N 26°01′E / 53.133°N 26.017°E | |||
Country | Belarus | ||
Voblast | Brest Region | ||
Raion | Baranavichy District | ||
Mentioned | 1706 | ||
Founded | 1871 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 53.64 km2 (20.71 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) | ||
Population (2012) | |||
• Total | 170,286 | ||
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Postal code | 225320 | ||
Area code(s) | +375 (0)163 | ||
Vehicle registration | 1 | ||
Website | baranovichy |
Baranavichy (i/bəˈrɑːnəvɪtʃiː/; Belarusian: Бара́навічы [baˈranavʲitʂɨ], Łacinka: Baranavičy, Baranavichy; Russian: Бара́новичи, Polish: Baranowicz, Lithuanian: Baranovičiai, Yiddish: באראנאוויטש, Baranovich) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus with a population (as of 1995) of 173,000. It is a significant railway junction and home to Baranavichy State University. It was also the center of the Baranavichy Voblast between 1939-1941 and again between 1944-1954.