Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Region or Viciebsk Region, also known as Vitebsk Oblast or Vitsyebsk Voblasts (Belarusian: Віцебская вобласць, romanized: Viciebskaja voblasć, IPA: [ˈvʲit͡sʲɛpskaja ˈvɔblast͡sʲ]; Russian: Витебская область, romanized: Vitebskaya oblast, IPA: [ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), 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.
Vitebsk Region
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| 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,049.99 km2 (15,463.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,091,948 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | Br 19.7 billion (€5.5 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 14,800 (€4,200) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-VI |
| HDI (2018) | 0.799 high · 5th |
| Website | www.vitebsk-region.gov.by |
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.
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