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In 1921, Belarus had what is now all of Minsk Governorate except for the western fringe, the western part of Gomel Region, a western slice of Mogilev, and a small part of Vitebsk Region. In 1926, the eastern part of Gomel region was added. [3]
Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
Minsk region, also known as Minsk oblast [a] or Minsk voblasts, [b] is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, although it is a separate administrative territorial entity of Belarus. The region's population was recorded at 1,411,500 in 2011. [3]
The share of area covered by forests ranges from 34% in the Brest and Hrodna regions to 45% in the Homiel region. Forests cover 36–37.5% of the Minsk, Mahilioŭ and Vitsebsk regions. Districts with the highest percentage of area covered by forests are Rasony and Lielčycy, in the extreme northern and southern parts of Belarus respectively.
Region HDI (2022) 1 Minsk Region (with Minsk city) 0.811 2 Gomel Region: 0.801 – Belarus (average) 0.801: High Human Development 3 Grodno Region: 0.798 4-5 Brest ...
Eleven wildlife preserves of national importance cover 2.1% of the region. [7] The southernmost point of Belarus is located in Gomel region, on the Dnieper River to the south of the urban-type settlement of Kamaryn, Brahin District. [8] The 3rd largest lake in Belarus, Lake Chervonoye, is located in Gomel region, Zhytkavichy District. [9]
A district or raion (Russian: район, romanized: rayon, pl. районы, rayony; Belarusian: раён, romanized: rajon, pl. раёны, rajony) [1] in Belarus is the second-level administrative division in the country which are subordinate to regions (also known as oblasts).
People from Belarus by region (6 C) Tourist attractions in Belarus by region (6 C) B. Brest region (4 C, 18 P) G. Gomel region (4 C, 9 P) Grodno region (5 C, 8 P) M.