Administrative divisions of Belarus
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At the top administrative level, the Eastern European country of Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts and the city of Minsk. Minsk has a special status, being the capital of Belarus, the city of republican administrative level, and the capital of Minsk Province. [1] Furthermore, the oblasts are divided into districts (raions), cities, and other administrative-territorial units.
The layout of the oblasts were set out in 1960 when Belarus was a part of the Soviet Union.[2]
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| No. | Subdivision | Capital | Belarusian | Population (01.01.2008 est.)[3] |
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| 1 | Minsk (capital) | Мiнск | 1,814,800 | ||
| 2 | Brest Province | Brest | Брэсцкая вобласць | 1,435,100 | |
| 3 | Homyel Province | Gomel | Гомельская вобласць | 1,468,600 | |
| 4 | Hrodna Province | Hrodna | Гродзенская вобласць | 1,106,600 | |
| 5 | Mahilyow Province | Mogilev | Магілёўская вобласць | 1,129,600 | |
| 6 | Minsk Province | Minsk | Мiнская вобласць | 1,461,800 | |
| 7 | Vitsebsk Province | Vitebsk | Вiцебская вобласць | 1,273,300 |
See also: ISO 3166-2:BY for the ISO codes of the voblasts of Belarus.
[edit] History
At the start of the 20th century, the boundary of the Belarusian lands were still being defined. The amount of territory that was called Belarus contained the entire provinces of Minsk and Mogilev, the most of Hrodna, parts of Vitebsk and the parts of Vilna (now in Lithuania).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Minsk summary, at the website of the Belarus embassy in Russia
- ^ a b Kratkaya Geograficheskaya Entsiklopediaya, Moscow, 1960. History of Soviet Beylorussian Oblasts
- ^ The Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus
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