Vitebsk Region

Vitebsk Region
Віцебская вобласць (Belarusian)
Витебская область (Russian)
Flag of Vitebsk Region
Coat of arms of Vitebsk Region
Location of Vitebsk Region
CountryBelarus
Administrative centerVitebsk
Largest citiesVitebsk - 369,933
Orsha - 115,938
Novopolotsk - 102,288
Districts21
Cities - 19
Urban localities - 26
City districts5
Government
 • ChairmanAlexander Mikhailovich Subotsin
Area
 • Total
40,049.99 km2 (15,463.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,081,911
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalBr 19.7 billion
(€5.5 billion)
 • Per capitaBr 14,800
(€4,200)
ISO 3166 codeBY-VI
HDI (2022)0.793[2]
high · 5th
Websitewww.vitebsk-region.gov.by
Map

Vitebsk Region, also known as Vitebsk Oblast[a] or Vitsyebsk Voblasts,[3][b] is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Vitebsk. It is located in the north of the country, and borders on Russia.

As of 2019 the region had a population of 1,135,731[4] and the lowest population-density for any region in Belarus: 30.6 p/km².

Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk.

  1. ^ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2023". www.belstat.gov.by.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  3. ^ "Vitsyebsk". www.britannica.com.
  4. ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Territory and population density of Belarus by region as of January 1, 2011". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise "National Cadastre Agency" of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.


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