Zavodski District
Zavodski District
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Minsk Zoo entrance | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′04″N 27°30′37″E / 53.9510°N 27.5102°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Municipality | Minsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 230,701 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| District number | 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Zavodski District (Belarusian: Заводскі раён, romanized: Zavodski rajon; Russian: Заводской район, romanized: Zavodskoy rayon) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 230,701.
It was formed in 1938 as Stalinsky District (Russian: Сталинский район, lit. 'Stalin District'); it was renamed in 1961 as Zavodskoy District (lit. 'Factory District') after the plants "Minsk Tractor Works" (MTZ) and "Minsk Automobile Plant" (MAZ) were constructed. The current borders of the district was approved on 10 November 1997 when the township "Sosny" was officially added to it.