Brest Region
Brest Region, also known as Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts (Belarusian: Брэсцкая вобласць, romanized: Bresckaja voblasć; Russian: Брестская область, romanized: Brestskaya oblast), is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Other major cities in the region include Baranavichy, and Pinsk.
Brest Region
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From the top to bottom-right: Bison Statue at the entrance to the region, Tower of Kamyenyets, Kosava Castle, Khram Arkhangela Mikhaila, Courage Monument | |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Administrative center | Brest |
| Largest cities | Brest - 350,616 Baranavichy - 179,000 Pinsk - 137,960 |
| Districts | 16 Cities: 20 Urban localities: 9 Selsoviets: 225 Villages: 2,178 |
| Established | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Shuleyko Yuriy Vitoldovich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,790.68 km2 (12,664 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,315,405 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | Br 24.4 billion (€7.4 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 18,000 (€5,000) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-BR |
| HDI (2018) | 0.813 very high · 3rd |
| Website | www.brest-region.by |
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