Minsk

Minsk Мінск · Минск
Capital city
Clockwise from top: Minsk business district (Pobediteley Avenue), the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Railway Station Square, the Red Church, National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Minsk City Hall
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Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E / 53.900; 27.567
Country	Belarus
First mentioned	1067
Government
• Chairman	Vladimir Kukharev[1]
Area
• Total	409.53 km2 (158.12 sq mi)
Elevation	280.6 m (920.6 ft)
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	1,992,862
Gross Regional Product [3]
• Total	Br 58.9 billion (€20 billion)
• Per capita	Br 29,500 (€10,000)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	220001-220141
Area code	+375 17
ISO 3166 code	BY-HM
License plate	7
Website	www.minsk.gov.by

Minsk or Miensk (Мінск (official spelling in Belarus), Менск; Минск ; Mińsk) is the capital and a major city of Belarus. About 2 million people lived in the city as of 2021. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. As a capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the capital of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion. Minsk is built next to the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. The timezone in Minsk is GMT +2.

In 2019, Minsk hosted the European Games.

1. ↑ "Minsk City Executive Committee". 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2019. Official portal minsk.gov.by
2. ↑ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по г.Минску в разрезе районов". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. ↑ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2022".