Official Name: | Machulishchy |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Minsk District |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1590 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 10,474 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Coordinates: | 53.7814°N 27.5958°W |
Elevation M: | 228 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 223012 |
Blank Name: | License plate |
Blank Info: | 5 |
Machulishchy (Belarusian: Мачулішчы|Mačuliščy; Russian: Мачулищи|Machulishchi; Polish: Moczuliszcze) is an urban-type settlement in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] In 2010, it had a population of 7,300.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 10,474.[1]
The settlement was first mentioned in 1590. In 1997, it received the status of urban-type settlement (Russian: городской посёлок).
Situated in southern suburb of Minsk, Machulishchy is part of its urban area and one of its main towns also with Zaslawye and Fanipal. It is served by a railway station on the Minsk-Babruysk-Gomel and by the M1 highway. A major Soviet air base operated adjacent to the west side of the town during the Cold War.