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Minsk Region

Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.90°N 27.57°E / 53.90; 27.57
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Minsk Voblasc
Мі́нская во́бласць Минская о́бласть
Minsk Oblast
Location of Minsk Voblasc
Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.90°N 27.57°E / 53.90; 27.57
Administrative centerMinsk
Largest citiesMinsk - 1,780,000
Barysaw - 150,400
Salihorsk - 101,400
Maladzechna - 98,514
Raions22
Cities - 22
Urban localities - 20
City raions8
Area
 • Total40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi)
Highest elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 • Total1,474,100
 • Density37/km2 (100/sq mi)
Websiteminsk-region.gov.by

Minsk Voblasc (Province) or Minsk Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Minsk. As of 2019, the voblast's population is 1,503,000, which has 15.3% of the national total.

In the northern part of the oblast is the Lake Narach, the largest lake of the country.

There are 22 districts (raions), 307 selsovets, 22 cities, 8 city municipalities, and 20 urban-type settlements.

Minsk Region covers 39,900 km², which stands about 19.44% of the total area of Belarus Republic.[1] There is the largest lake in the country called Narach in the Minsk Region.

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  1. "Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011 » Land Of Ancestors - Belarus". web.archive.org. 2013-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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