Minsk District
Minsk District (Belarusian: Мінскі раён, Russian: Минский район) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region.
Minsk District Мінскі раён / Минский район | |
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![]() Minsk Raion within Minsk Voblast | |
![]() Minsk Raion (red) within Belarus. Minsk Voblast is highlighted in purple | |
Coordinates (Minsk): 53°54′N 27°34′E | |
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Seat | Minsk |
Municipalities | Total: 36 + Minsk |
Area | |
• Total | 1,943 km2 (750 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 166,600 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Governor | Pyotr Arsenyevich Yarmash |
Website | Official website |

The administrative seat is the city of Minsk, administratively separated from the raion. The most populated town of the proper raion is Zaslawye.
Geography
The district is situated both in the middle of Minsk Region and of the Belarus. It is crossed by the Svislach River and the towns around Minsk are part of its metropolitan area.
It borders, from north to south in a clockwise sense, with the districts of Vilejka, Lahoysk, Smalyavichy, Chervyen, Pukhavichy, Uzda, Dzyarzhynsk, Valozhyn and Maladzyechna.
Subdivision
The district is divided into 18 rural councils (sieĺsaviets) and 37 municipalities (including Minsk).[1]
Rural councils
The 18 sieĺsaviets are: Astrašycki Haradok, Baraŭliany, Harani, Ždanovičy, Juzufova, Kalodziščy, Krupica, Lašany, Luhavaja Slabada, Michanavičy, Novy Dvor, Papiernia, Piatryški, Samachvalavičy, Sienica, Chaciežyna, Šaršuny, Ščomyslica.
Municipalities
The 37 municipalities counts one autonomous city (Minsk), one town (Zaslawye), one urban-type settlement (Machulishi), and 34 simple municipalities (Population as of 2009).[2]
- Minsk (1,837,000)
- Zaslawye (14,400)
- Machulishchy (8,000)
- Borzdyn Moloyo
- Butsevichi
- Chuchany
- Gorodzishko (Kolodishansky)
- Gorodzishko (Shomyslitsky)
- Gotovo
- Ignatichi
- Karalishovichi
- Kosin
- Novoye Polye
- Novy Dvor Bolodkovichov
- Novy Dvor Bungenov
- Obchok
- Onopol
- Ostroshitski
- Ostroshitski Gorodok
- Papernya
- Potomka
- Pryluki
- Pyatsovshchina
- Rovbitsi
- Rusinovitsi
- Senitsa
- Solomorechcho
- Samachvalavičy
- Stayki
- Staroye Selo
- Strochitsy
- Syomkov
- Syomkov Gorodok
- Torosov
- Tsna
- Vyovkabitsi
- Zamostochye
See also
References
- (in Belarusian)-(in Russian) Information on the official website of the raion
- (in Russian) 2009 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (Belstat)