Back Минск Abkhazian Minsk ACE Минск ADY Minsk Afrikaans Minsk ALS ሚንስክ Amharic Minsk AN Minsc ANG مينسك Arabic مينسك ARY
Minsk
Мінск · Минск | |
|---|---|
 .jpg)    .jpg) Clockwise from top: Minsk business district (Pobediteley Avenue), the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Railway Station Square, the Red Church, National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Minsk City Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Location within Belarus  Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| First mentioned | 1067 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vladimir Kukharev[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 409.53 km2 (158.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280.6 m (920.6 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,992,862 |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | Br 58.9 billion (€20 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 29,500 (€10,000) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 220001-220141 |
| Area code | +375 17 |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-HM |
| License plate | 7 |
| Website | www.minsk.gov.by |
Minsk or Miensk (Мінск (official spelling in Belarus), Менск; Минск ; Mińsk) is the capital and a major city of Belarus. About 2 million people lived in the city as of 2021. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. As a capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the capital of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion. Minsk is built next to the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. The timezone in Minsk is GMT +2.
In 2019, Minsk hosted the European Games.
- ↑ "Minsk City Executive Committee". 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2019. Official portal minsk.gov.by
- ↑ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по г.Минску в разрезе районов". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2022".