Vitebsk Region
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From the top to bottom-right: Majak Hill, The Assumption Cathedral, Akuniova Lake, Syanno District, Jesuit Collegium | |
Country | Belarus |
Administrative center | Vitebsk |
Largest cities | Vitebsk - 369,933 Orsha - 115,938 Novopolotsk - 102,288 |
Districts | 21 Cities - 19 Urban localities - 26 |
City districts | 5 |
Government | |
• Chairman | Alexander Mikhailovich Subotsin |
Area | |
• Total | 40,049.99 km2 (15,463.39 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,091,948 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | Br 19.7 billion (€5.5 billion) |
• Per capita | Br 14,800 (€4,200) |
ISO 3166 code | BY-VI |
HDI (2018) | 0.799[3] high · 5th |
Website | www.vitebsk-region.gov.by |
Vitebsk Region or Viciebsk Region,[4] also known as Vitebsk Oblast or Vitsyebsk Voblasts[5] (Belarusian: Віцебская вобласць, romanized: Viciebskaja voblasć, IPA: [ˈvʲit͡sʲɛpskaja ˈvɔblast͡sʲ]; Russian: Витебская область, romanized: Vitebskaya oblast, IPA: [ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), 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[update] the region had a population of 1,135,731[6] 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.