See also: Minsk metropolitan area.
| Minsk District | |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minsk Region |
| Area Total Km2: | 1943 |
| Population Total: | 274,990 |
| Population Urban: | 27,987 |
| Population Rural: | 247,003 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Minsk |
| Coordinates: | 53.9°N 61°W |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Minsk |
| Parts Type: | Municipalities |
| Parts: | Total: 36 + Minsk |
| Blank Name: | Governor |
| Blank Info: | Pyotr Arsenyevich Yarmash |
| Timezone1: | MSK |
| Utc Offset1: | +3 |
Minsk District (Belarusian: Мінскі раён; Russian: Минский район) is a district (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region. The administrative center is the capital Minsk, which is administratively separated from the district and region.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 274,990.[1] The most populous town in the district is Zaslawye.
The district is situated both in the middle of Minsk Region and of the Belarus. It is crossed by the Svislach River and the towns around Minsk are part of its metropolitan area.
It borders, from north to south in a clockwise sense, with the districts of Vilyeyka, Lahoysk, Smalyavichy, Chervyen, Pukhavichy, Uzda, Dzyarzhynsk, Valozhyn and Maladzyechna.
The district is divided into 18 rural councils (sieĺsaviets) and 37 municipalities (including Minsk).[2]
The 18 sieĺsaviets are: Astrašycki Haradok, Baraŭliany, Harani, Ždanovičy, Juzufova, Kalodziščy, Krupica, Lašany, Luhavaja Slabada, Michanavičy, Novy Dvor, Papiernia, Piatryški, Samachvalavičy, Sienica, Chaciežyna, Šaršuny, Ščomyslica.
The 37 municipalities counts one autonomous city (Minsk), one town (Zaslawye), one urban-type settlement (Machulishchy), and 34 simple municipalities (population as of 2009).[3]