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Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · Eastern European country of Belarus is divided into six voblasts (meaning "provinces" or "regions") and the city of Minsk,[1] which has a special status being the capital of Belarus. Minsk is also the capital of Minsk Region.[2] At the second level, the voblasts are divided into raions ("districts"). The layout and extent of the voblasts were set in 1960 when Belarus (then Byelorussian SSR) was a part of the Soviet Union.[3] Map No. Subdivision Capital Belarusian Population (01.01.2009 est.)[4] 1 Minsk (capital) Мiнск 1,829,100 2 Brest Region Brest Брэсцкая вобласць 1,433,100 3 Gomel Region Gomel Гомельская вобласць 1,464,500 4 Grodno Region Hrodna Гродзенская вобласць 1,102,800 5 Mogilev Region Mogilev Магілёўская вобласць 1,123,100 6 Minsk Region Minsk Мiнская вобласць 1,454,000 7 Vitebsk Region Vitebsk Вiцебская вобласць 1,265,300 History At the start of the 20th century, the boundaries of the Belarusian lands within the Russian Empire were still being defined. The amount of territory that was called Belarus contained the entire Minsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate, the majority of Hrodna Governorate, parts of Vitebsk Governorate and the parts of Vilna Governorate (the latter is now in Lithuania).[3] Under Soviet occupation, new administrative units, called voblast (a barbarised version of the Russian word область) were introduced. At different times, the following voblasts did exist: Babruysk Voblast Baranavichy Voblast Belastok Voblast Maladzyechna Voblast Navahrudak Voblast Pinsk Voblast Polatsk Voblast Polesia Voblast Vileyka Voblast See also ISO 3166-2:BY, the ISO codes of the voblasts of Belarus. Towns of Belarus References ^ Belarus Regions ^ Minsk summary, at the website of the Belarus embassy in Russia. ^ a b Kratkaya Geograficheskaya Entsiklopediya, Moscow, 1960. History of Soviet Beylorussian Oblasts ^ Official population estimations 01-01-2009 External links Current Status of United Nations Romanization Systems for Geographical Names of Belarus Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Districts of Barbados Subdivisions of Belfast Look at other dictionaries: Régions pétrolifères en Europe — Régions pétrolières en Europe Les régions pétrolifères en Europe sont peu nombreuses et se concentrent principalement en Norvège, au Royaume Uni et aux Pays Bas. Dans le reste de l Europe, les ressources sont limitées et négligeables d un point… …   Wikipédia en Français Belarus — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Belarus (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia Belarus — /byel euh roohs , bel /, n. official name of Byelorussia. * * * Belarus Introduction Belarus Background: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and… …   Universalium Belarus — Biélorussie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Belarus (homonymie). Рэспубліка Беларусь[1] …   Wikipédia en Français Bélarus — Biélorussie Pour les articles homonymes, voir Belarus (homonymie). Рэспубліка Беларусь[1] …   Wikipédia en Français Regions of Finland — Finland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Finland …   Wikipedia Regions of Lithuania — ] Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions (called ethnographic regions). The exact borders are not fully clear, as the regions are not official political or administrative units. They are delimited by culture, such as… …   Wikipedia Regions of the Czech Republic — Czech Republic This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Czech Republic …   Wikipedia Belarus–Russia relations — Russia remains the largest and most important partner for Belarus both in the political and economic fields. The Treaty on Equal Rights of Citizens between Belarus and Russia was signed in December 1998, covering employment, an access to medical… …   Wikipedia Regions of Europe — Europe is often divided into regions due to geographical, cultural or historical criteria. Some common divisions are as follows.Directional divisionsGroupings by compass directions are the hardest to define in Europe, since (among other issues)… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”