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Grodno Region
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From the top to bottom-right: Mir Castle Complex, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Sviack Palace, Vawkavysk District, Devil's Lake | |
Country | Belarus |
Administrative center | Grodno |
Largest cities | Grodno - 373,547[1] Lida - 101,616 Slonim - 49,441 |
Districts | 17 Cities: 12 Urban localities: 21 |
City districts | 2 |
Government | |
• Chairman | Vladimir Stepanovich Karanik[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 25,118.07 km2 (9,698.14 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2024)[3] | |
• Total | 992,556 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | Br 23.4 billion (€6.9 billion) |
• Per capita | Br 22,600 (€6,300) |
ISO 3166 code | BY-HR |
HDI (2021) | 0.805[5] very high · 3rd |
Website | www |
Grodno Region or Hrodna Region,[7] also known as Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts (Belarusian: Гродзенская вобласць, romanized: Hrodzienskaja voblasć; Russian: Гродненская область, romanized: Grodnenskaya oblast; Polish: Obwód Grodzieński), is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center, Grodno, is the largest city in the region. As of 2024, it has a population of 992,556.[3]
Located in western Belarus, it lies on the Neman River. The region borders Minsk Region to the east, Brest Region to the south, Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) to the west and Vitebsk Region and Lithuania (Alytus and Vilnius counties) to the north. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127.
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