Vitebsk Region
administrative division in Belarus
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Summary
Vitebsk Region is a region of Belarus[1]. It draws 1,700 Wikipedia views per month (region of belarus category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Belarus[3]
- Country: Belarus[4]
- Head of government: Alaksandar Subocin[5]
- Capital: Vitebsk[6]
- Shares border with: Pskov Oblast[7], Grodno Region[8], Minsk Region[9], Mogilev region[10], Smolensk Oblast[11], Vilnius County[12], Utena County[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Biešankovičy District[14], Braslaŭ District[15], Čašniki District[16], Dokšycy District[17], Dubroŭna District[18], Haradok district[19], Hlybokaje District[20], Liepieĺ District[21], Liozna District[22], Miory district[23], Orsha District[24], Pastavy district[25], Polotsk District[26], Rasony district[27]
- Follows: Maladziečna Voblast[28]
- Flag: flag of Viciebsk Region[29]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Viciebsk Region[30]
- Commons category: Vitebsk Region[31]
- Licence plate code: 2[32]
- Inception: January 15, 1938[33]
- Official website: https://vitebsk-region.gov.by[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vitebsk region[35]
- Population: 1,702,500[36], 1,727,000[37], 1,728,300[38], 1,256,200[39], 1,243,300[40], 1,246,552[41], 1,289,900[42], 1,313,500[43], 1,370,006[44], 1,384,100[45], 1,384,661[46], 1,386,100[47], 1,402,300[48], 1,413,421[49]
Why It Matters
Vitebsk Region has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]