Mogilev
Mogilev (US: /məɡɪlˈjɔːf/), also transliterated as Mahilyow (Belarusian: Магілёў, romanized: Mahilioŭ, IPA: [maɣʲiˈlʲou̯]; Russian: Могилёв, romanized: Mogilyov, IPA: [məɡʲɪˈlʲɵf]; Yiddish: מאָלעוו, romanized: Molev, IPA: [mɔˈlɛv]), is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River, about 76 kilometres (47 miles) from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km (65 miles) from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It serves as the administrative centre of Mogilev Region, and is the third-largest city in Belarus.
Mogilev
Магілёў • Могилёв Mahilyow | |
|---|---|
| Belarusian transcription(s) | |
| • BGN/PCGN | Mahilyow |
| • Official, Łacinka | Mahilioŭ |
| • Scholarly | Mahilëŭ |
| • ALA-LC | Mahili͡oŭ |
| • British | Mahilëw |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Mogilev Location of Mogilev, shown within Mogilev Region | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′N 30°21′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| Founded | 1267 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alyaksandr Studnew |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 353,338 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 212 001 |
| Area code | +375 222 |
| License plate | 6 |
| Website | City's executive committee's official website |
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