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 | |
| 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/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | Br 19.7 billion (€5.5 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 14,800 (€4,200) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-VI |
| HDI (2022) | 0.793 high · 5th |
| Website | www.vitebsk-region.gov.by |
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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 on Russia.
As of 2019 the region had a population of 1,135,731 and the lowest population-density for any region in Belarus: 30.6 p/km².
Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk.