Minsk

Minsk (Belaroushie: Мінск, pronounced [mʲinsk]; Roushie: Минск, [mʲinsk]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety in Belaroushie, situatit on the Svislach an Niamiha rivers. Minsk is a heidquarters o the Commonwalth o Unthirlt States (CUS) an aw. As the naitional caipital, Minsk haes a special admeenistrative status in Belaroushie an is the admeenistrative centre o Minsk voblast (province) an Minsk raion (destrict) an aw. It haes a population o 1,837,000 inhabitants (2009).

Minsk Мінск, Минск
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Minsk Location o Minsk, shown athin the Minsk Region
Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E / 53.900; 27.567Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E / 53.900; 27.567
Kintra Subdiveesion	Belaroushie
Founded	1067
Govrenment
• Mayor	Andrei Shorets
Area
• City	409.5 km2 (158.1 sq mi)
Elevation	280.4 m (919.9 ft)
Population  (2014)
• City	1,921,807
• Density	5966/km2 (15,450/sq mi)
• Urban	2,101,018
Time zone	UTC+3 (EEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	+375 17 +375 29 (mobile Velcom, MTS or Diallog) +375 25 (mobile Life) +375 33 (mobile MTS) +375 44 (mobile Velcom)
License plate	7
Website	www.minsk.gov.by

The earliest references tae Minsk date tae the 11t century (1067), when it wis a provincial ceety athin the principality o Polotsk. In 1242, Minsk became a pairt o the Grand Duchy o Lithuanie, an it received its toun privileges in 1499. Frae 1569, it wis a caipital o the Minsk Voivodship in the Pols–Lithuanie Commonweel. It wis annexed bi Roushie in 1793, as a consequence o the Seicont Partition o Poland. Frae 1919–1991, Minsk wis the caipital o the Byeloroushie Soviet Socialist Republic.