Vitsebsk Voblast

Ві́цебская во́бласць

Vitebsk Oblast

Ви́тебская о́бласть

Flag Coat of arms
Administrative center	Vitsebsk
Largest cities	Vitsebsk - 342,400 Orsha - 125,300 Navapolatsk - 101,300
Raions	21
- Cities	19
- Urban localities	26
- Villages	N/A
City raions	5
Area	Ranked
- Total	40,100 km²
- % of National total	19.4 %
- Width	N/A km
- Length	N/A km
- % water	N/A
- Latitude	N/A
- Longitude	N/A
Population	Ranked N/A
- Population	1,294,700
- % of National total	N/A %
- Density	34 /km²
Elevation
- Highest point	N/A N/A m
- Lowest point	N/A N/A m
Chairman	N/A
Abbreviations	BY-VI
Web site (RU/EN)	www.regadmin.vitebsk.by

Vitsebsk Voblast (Province) or Vitebsk Oblast (Belarusian: Ві́цебская во́бласць; Vitsebskaya Voblast; Russian: Ви́тебская о́бласть; Vitebskaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk. As of a 2005 estimate, the voblast has a population of 1,294,700. It also has the lowest population density in Belarus at 32 p/km². Image File history File links Flag_of_Viciebsk,_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Viciebsk,_Belarus. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Coat of arms of Vitebsk. ... Coat of arms of Vitebsk. ... Orsha (Belarusian: Во́рша; Russian: О́рша; Polish: Orsza) is a city in Belarus, an important railway node along the Minsk–Moscow line. ... NavapoÅ‚acak (Belarusian: ) is a city in Belarus. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Russian (Russian: ,  ) is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavonic languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts and one municipality (horad, i. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Coat of arms of Vitebsk. ...

Important cities within the voblast' include: Vitebsk, Orsha, and Navapolatsk. Coat of arms of Vitebsk. ... Orsha (Belarusian: Во́рша; Russian: О́рша; Polish: Orsza) is a city in Belarus, an important railway node along the Minsk–Moscow line. ... NavapoÅ‚acak (Belarusian: ) is a city in Belarus. ...

Geography

Map of the administrative subdivisions of the Vitsebsk Voblast.

The Vitsebsk Voblast covers an area of 40,100 km², which is about 19.4 % of the national total. It is bordered on the north by Pskov Oblast of Russia, by Smolensk Oblast of Russia on the east, on the south by Minsk and Mahilyow Voblasts, on the southwest by Minsk and Hrodna Voblasts, and on the west and northwest by Vilnius County and Daugavpils District of Lithuania and Latvia. Pskov Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Smolensk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Administrative center Minsk Largest cities Minsk - 1,780,000 Maladzechna - 98,514 Myadzel - N/A Raions 22  - Cities 22  - Urban localities 20  - Villages N/A City raions 8 Area  Ranked  - Total 40,200 km²  - % of National total 15. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... Administrative divisions ISO_3166-2 code LT-VL Number of municipalities 8 Number of elderates 107 General information Capital Vilnius Major cities Vilnius (pop. ... Daugavpils District (Latvian: Daugavpils rajons) is a district in latgale. ...

Economy

The Vitebsk Voblast has a number of important transport connections with Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic countries, and Poland. Having strong economic ties with the neighboring Baltic countries and Russia, the voblast tries to maintain a free trade area around its administrative center, Vitsebsk, now attracting foreign investments. It has been suggested that Baltic Republics be merged into this article or section. ...

Administrative subdivisions

The Vitsebsk Voblast is subdivided into 21 raions, 5 cities of oblast subordinance, 19 additional cities, 249 selsovets, and 26 urban-type settlements. A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ... Selsoviet or selsovet (Russian: сельсове́т, short for се́льский сове́т), literally: rural soviet, was the lowest level administrative subdivision, similar to rural district, in rural areas in Soviet Union. ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ...

• Vitsebsk (Belarusian: Ві́цебск; Russian: Ви́тебск) - 342,400
• Orsha (Belarusian: О́рша; Russian: О́рша) - 125,300
• Navapolatsk (Belarusian: Наваполацк; Russian: Новополоцк) - 101,300
• Polatsk (Belarusian: По́лацк; Russian: По́лоцк) - 82,800
• Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы) - 20,500
• Hlybokaye (Belarusian: Глыбокае)- 19,600
• Lepel (Belarusian: Ле́пель; Russian: Ле́пель) - 18,800
• Navalukoml - 14,900
• Haradok (Belarusian: Гарадок; Russian: Городок) - 14,000
• Baran - 12,300
• Talachyn (Belarusian: Талачын) - 10,500
• Braslaw (Belarusian: Браслаў; Russian: Браслав) - 10,100
• Chashniki (Belarusian: Чашнікі) - 9,800
• Dubrowna (Belarusian: Дуброўна) - 9,100
• Myory (Belarusian: Мёры) - 9,000
• Syanno (Belarusian: Сянно)- 8,400
• Vyerhnyadzvinsk Belarusian: Верхнядзвінск) - 7,900
• Dokshytsy (Belarusian: Докшыцы)- 7,000
• Disna - 2,400

Coat of arms of Vitebsk. ... Orsha (Belarusian: Во́рша; Russian: О́рша; Polish: Orsza) is a city in Belarus, an important railway node along the Minsk–Moscow line. ... NavapoÅ‚acak (Belarusian: ) is a city in Belarus. ... Polatsk (Belarusian: По́лацак, По́лацк, also spelt as Polacak; Polish: PoÅ‚ock; Russian: По́лоцк, also transliterated as Polotsk, Polotzk, Polock) is the most historic city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina river. ... Lepiel (Belarusian: ) is a town in the Viciebsk Province of Belarus, situated near the Lepiel lake. ... Braslaw (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ) is a city in the Vitebsk Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Braslaw district. ...

See also

• Subdivisions of Belarus

At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. ...

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Brest · Homyel · Hrodna · Mahilyow · Minsk · Minsk City · Vitsebsk Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Poland and Ukraine. ... Administrative center Homyel Largest cities Homyel - 481,200 Mazyr - 111,800 Zhlobin - 72,800 Raions 21  - Cities 17  - Urban localities 278  - Villages 2,178 City raions 8 Area  Ranked N/A  - Total 40,400 km²  - % of National total 19. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... Administrative center Minsk Largest cities Minsk - 1,780,000 Maladzechna - 98,514 Myadzel - N/A Raions 22  - Cities 22  - Urban localities 20  - Villages N/A City raions 8 Area  Ranked  - Total 40,200 km²  - % of National total 15. ... Location Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Government Country Subdivision Belarus Minsk Founded 1067 Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 305. ...