Vitebsk region
Vitebsk region
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From the top to bottom-right: Majak Hill, The Assumption Cathedral, Akuniova Lake, Syanno District, Jesuit Collegium | |
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| 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 Subbotin |
| Area | |
• Total | 40,049.99 km2 (15,463.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,081,911 |
| • Density | 27.01401/km2 (69.96598/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal,2024) | |
| • Total | Br 21.870 billion (US$6.699 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 20,307 (US$6,220) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-VI |
| HDI (2022) | 0.793 high · 5th |
| Website | www.vitebsk-region.gov.by |
Vitebsk region, also known as Vitebsk oblast or Vitsyebsk voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Vitebsk. It is located in the north of the country, and borders Russia.
As of 2019, it had a population of 1,135,731, the lowest population density in Belarus at 30.6 p/km².
Key cities in the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk.