List of cities in Belarus

List of cities in Belarus

This table lists the most notable cities and towns of Belarus. There are two main grades of subdivision in Belarus. The major division is called voblast ( _be. вобласць; translit. "voblasts’"; Łacinka: "vobłaść"; literally: "province"), and the minor is called raion (district). There are 6 voblasts and 118 raions in Belarus.

:"For further information, see Subdivisions of Belarus."

Voblast administrative centers

Largest cities

Population in thousands (2006)

Minsk - 1741.4

Homel - 481.2

Mogilev - 365.1

Vitebsk - 342.4

Hrodna - 314.8

Brest - 298.3

Babruysk - 220.8

Baranovichi - 168.6

Barysau - 150.4

Orsha - 130.5

Pinsk - 125.3

Mazyr - 111.8

Salihorsk - 101.4

Navapolatsk - 101.3

Lida - 98.4

Maladzyechna - 98.2

Polatsk - 82.8

Zhlobin - 72.8

Svetlahorsk - 71.7

Rechytsa - 66.2

Slutsk - 62.2

Zhodzina - 60.9

Slonim - 51.6

Kobryn - 50.8

Vaukavysk - 46.8

Kalinkavichy - 37.8

Smarhon - 36.7

Asipovichy - 34.7

Rahachou - 34.7

Horki - 33.9

Navahrudak - 30.7

Vileyka - 30.0

Biaroza - 29.8

Krychaw - 28.8

Dzyarzhynsk - 24.5

Ivatsevichy - 24.1

Luninets - 23.9

Pastavy - 20.5

Important cities from Belarusian history

*Smolensk (Смаленск)
*Bely (Белы)
*Darahabuzh (Дарагабуж)
*Vyalikiya Luki (Вялікія Лукі)
*Syebyezh (Себеж)
*Bransk-Syevyerski (Бранск-Северскі)
*Chernihiv (Чарнігаў)
*Byelastok (Беласток)
*Vilnius (Вільня, Вільнюс)

ee also

* Instruction on transliteration of Belarusian geographical names with letters of Latin script

External links

* [http://www.eki.ee/wgrs/rom2_be.htm Current Status of United Nations Romanization Systems for Geographical Names of Belarus]
* [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/s/p_by.htm Belarus Maps at World-Gazetteer]


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