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Zavodski District
Заводскі раён (Belarusian) Заводской район (Russian) | |
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| Coordinates: 53°57′04″N 27°30′37″E / 53.9510°N 27.5102°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Municipality | Minsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 230,701 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| District number | 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Zavodski District (Belarusian: Заводскі раён, romanized: Zavodski rajon; Russian: Заводской район, romanized: Zavodskoy rayon) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 230,701.[1]
It was formed in 1938 as Stalinsky District (Russian: Сталинский район, lit. 'Stalin District'); it was renamed in 1961 as Zavodskoy District (lit. 'Factory District') after the plants "Minsk Tractor Works" (MTZ)[2] and "Minsk Automobile Plant" (MAZ) were constructed.[3] The current borders of the district was approved on 10 November 1997 when the township "Sosny" was officially added to it.[4]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Later the Partyzanski District with MTZ was split off it
- ^ (in Russian) Zavodskoy Raion, Minsk administration website
- ^ паспорт района. zav.minsk.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.