Minsk voblast
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Minsk Region Мінская вобласць (Belarusian) Минская область (Russian) Minsk Oblast, Minsk Voblast |
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| Administrative center | Minsk | ||
| Largest cities |
Minsk - 1,780,000 Barysaw - 150,400 Salihorsk - 101,400 Maladzechna - 98,514 |
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| Raions | 22 Cities - 22 Urban localities - 20 |
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| City raions | 8 | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 39,912.35 km2 (15,410.24 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 1,411,500 | ||
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 17 | ||
| Website | www |
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Minsk Region or Minsk Voblasć or Minsk Oblast (Belarusian: Мі́нская во́бласць, Minskaja voblasć [ˈmʲinskaja ˈvobɫasʲtsʲ]; Russian: Минская о́бласть, Minskaja oblastj) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, although it is a separate administrative territorial entity of Belarus. As of 2011, the region's population is 1,411,500.
Minsk Region covers a total area of 39,900 km², about 19.44% of the national total. 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), Selyava (14th largest) and Myastro (15th largest). It is the only region of Belarus whose border is not part of the international border of Belarus.
From the beginning of the 10th century, the territory of the current Minsk Region was part of Kievan Rus'; later, a part of the Principality of Polotsk; then, was absorbed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after its formation. 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 and the Civil War, the western part was annexed to Poland in 1921, while the east became Soviet Belarus.
The Minsk region was formed on 15 January 1938 based on an 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.
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