Mińsk District (1919–1920)
| Mińsk District Okręg miński (Polish) | |||||||||||
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| District of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | |||||||||||
| 1919–1920 | |||||||||||
Location within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands | |||||||||||
| Capital | Minsk | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1919 | 35,947 km2 (13,879 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1919 | 1,091,138 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Formation of Brześć District | 15 September 1919 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | 9 September 1920 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Second Polish Republic | 20 December 1920 | ||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||
| • Civil administration | Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (September 1919 – September 1920 Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories (September 1920 – December 1920) | ||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | From 5 to 8 counties | ||||||||||
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Mińsk District was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from September 1919 to September 1920, and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920 to December 1920, all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Minsk. In December 1919, it had an area of 35,947 km2 (13,879 sq mi), and was inhabited by 1 091 138 people.
It was established on 15 September 1919 from the lands conquered from the Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia by Poland. On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories. On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was divided between Nowogródek District, Second Polish Republic and Byelorussian SSR.