Regions of Belarus
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| Category | First-level subdivision of a unitary state |
| Location | Belarus |
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| Number | 6 regions 1 capital city |
| Populations | (Regions only): 981,174 (Mogilev) – 1,992,862 (Minsk) |
| Areas | (Provinces only): 25,118.1 km2 (9,698.14 sq mi) (Grodno) – 40,361.6 km2 (15,583.72 sq mi) (Gomel) |
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At the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six regions and one capital city. The six regions are oblasts (also known as voblastsi), while the city of Minsk has a special status as the capital of Belarus. Minsk also serves as the administrative center of Minsk Region.
At the second level, the regions are divided into districts (raions).
The layout and extent of the regions were set in 1960 when Belarus (then the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union.