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Mogilyov

Mogilev
Магілёў
Mahilioŭ Montage (2017).jpg
Flag of Mogilev
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Coat of arms of Mogilev
Coat of arms
Mogilev is located in Belarus
Mogilev
Mogilev
Location of Mogilev, shown within the Mogilev Region
Coordinates: 53°55′N 30°21′E / 53.917°N 30.350°E / 53.917; 30.350
Country
Subdivision
 Belarus
Mogilev Region
Founded 1267
Government
 • Chairman Vladimir Tsumarev
Area
 • Total 118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi)
Elevation 192 m (630 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 374,644
 • Density 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Postal code 212 001
Area code(s) +375 222
License plate 6
Website Official website

Coordinates: 53°55′N 30°21′E / 53.917°N 30.350°E / 53.917; 30.350

Mogilev (or Mahilyow; Łacinka: Mahilioŭ; Belarusian: Магілёў, pronounced [maɣʲiˈlʲou̯]; Russian: Могилёв, pronounced [məɡʲɪˈlʲof]; Polish: Mohylew; Yiddish: מאָליעוו‎, Molyev) is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 kilometres (47 miles) from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km (65 miles) from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. As of 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It is the administrative centre of Mogilev Region and the third largest city in Belarus.

The city is mentioned in historical sources since 1267. From the 14th century it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, since the Union of Lublin (1569), part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where it became known as Mohylew. In 16th-17th century the city flourished as one of the main nodes of the east-west and north-south trading routes.


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