Grodno region
Grodno Region
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| Grodno Oblast | |
From the top to bottom-right: Mir Castle Complex, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Sviack Palace, Vawkavysk District, Devil's Lake | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Administrative center | Grodno |
| Largest cities | Grodno - 373,547 Lida - 101,616 Slonim - 49,441 |
| Districts | 17 Cities: 12 Urban localities: 21 |
| City districts | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Yury Karayeu |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,118.07 km2 (9,698.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 992,556 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | Br 23.4 billion (€6.9 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 22,600 (€6,300) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-HR |
| HDI (2022) | 0.798 high · 3rd |
| Website | www |
Grodno Region, also known as Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts, is a region of Belarus. Its administrative centre and its namesake, Grodno, is the largest city in the whole region. As of 2024, it has a population of 992,556.
Located in western Belarus, it lies on the Neman River. The region borders the Minsk region to the east, the Brest region to the south, Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) to the west and the Vitebsk region and Lithuania (Alytus and Vilnius counties) to the north.