List of urban-type settlements in Belarus explained

Urban-type settlements are a type of populated place in Belarus.

Overview

According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus,[1] there are three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:

The notion of urban-type settlement is inherited from the period of the Byelorussian SSR within the Soviet Union. Before the Soviet era, many modern urban settlements in Belarus were classified as ("market town").

List

As of the 2009 Belarusian census, there were 94 urban-type settlements, including 83 urban settlements, one resort settlement, and ten worker settlements.[2] By January 1, 2016, there were 90 urban-type settlements, including 81 urban settlements, one resort settlement and eight worker settlements.[3]

Urban-type settlements in Belarus

!Coat of arms!Urban-type settlement!Belarusian!Russian!Status!District!Region!2009 census!2016 estimate!Change
AktsyabrskiОктябрьскийurban settlementAktsyabrskiGomel−8,33%
Antopalurban settlementDrahichynBrest−16,00%
Arekhawskurban settlementOrshaVitebsk−12,81%
Astrynaurban settlementShchuchynGrodno−13,86%
Asvyeyaurban settlementVerkhnyadzvinskVitebsk−8,98%
Azarychyurban settlementKalinkavichyGomel−13,51%
urban settlementSyannoVitebsk−17,08%
Balbasavaurban settlementOrshaVitebsk−3,47%
Balshavikworker settlementGomelGomel−0,64%
Byahomlurban settlementDokshytsyVitebsk−3,87%
Beshankovichyurban settlementBeshankovichyVitebsk−8,76%
Bobrurban settlementKrupkiMinsk−14,40%
Brahinurban settlementBrahinGomel−6,47%
Khalopyenichyurban settlementKrupkiMinsk−7,36%
Khotsimskurban settlementKhotsimskMogilev−8,99%
Tsyelyakhanyurban settlementIvatsevichyBrest−5,69%
Tsyerakhowkaurban settlementDobrushGomel+71,77%
Chyrvonaya Slabadaurban settlementSalihorskMinsk−9,18%
Damachavaurban settlementBrestBrest−6,44%
Drybinurban settlementDrybinMogilev−8,10%
Haradzyeyaurban settlementNyasvizhMinsk−7,25%
Haradzischaurban settlementBaranavichyBrest−8,07%
Hluskurban settlementHluskMogilev−2,28%
Ivyanyetsurban settlementValozhynMinsk−3,29%
Yalizavaworker settlementAsipovichyMogilev−6,77%
Yanavichyurban settlementVitebskVitebsk−17,65%
Yezyaryshchaurban settlementHaradokVitebsk−18,73%
Yuratsishkiurban settlementIwyeGrodno−10,66%
Kamarynurban settlementBrahinGomel−12,04%
Kapatkyevichyurban settlementGomel−13,32%
Karelichyurban settlementKarelichyGrodno−4,76%
Karmaurban settlementKarmaGomel+2,18%
Kazlowshchynaurban settlementDzyatlavaGrodno−9,42%
Kokhanavaurban settlementTalachynVitebsk−2,22%
Kopysurban settlementOrshaVitebsk−6,59%
Krasnapollyeurban settlementKrasnapollyeMogilev−4,56%
Krasnasyelskiurban settlementVawkavyskGrodno−2,05%
Kryvichyurban settlementMyadzyelMinsk−5,08%
Lahishynurban settlementPinskBrest−14,76%
Lyelchytsyurban settlementLyelchytsyGomel+6,64%
Lyubchaurban settlementNovogrudokGrodno−8,47%
Loyewurban settlementLoyewGomel−4,12%
Lyntupyurban settlementPastavyVitebsk−5,59%
Lyoznaurban settlementLyoznaVitebsk−1,15%
Machulishchyurban settlementMinskMinsk+12,70%
Mirurban settlementKarelichyGrodno−2,60%
Narachresort settlementMyadzyelMinsk+18,76%
Navayelnyaurban settlementDzyatlavaGrodno−11,21%
Obalurban settlementShumilinaVitebsk−10,87%
Padsvillyeurban settlementHlybokayeVitebsk−13,44%
Parychyurban settlementSvyetlahorskGomel−13,09%
Plyeshchanitsyurban settlementLahoyskMinsk−3,41%
Porazavaurban settlementSvislachGrodno−18,41%
Prawdzinskiworker settlementPukhavichyMinsk−4,98%
Radashkovichyurban settlementMinsk+4,91%
Radunurban settlementVoranavaGrodno−11,90%
Rasonyurban settlementRasonyVitebsk−8,56%
Rechytsaworker settlementStolinBrest−2,93%
Rosurban settlementVawkavyskGrodno−12,72%
Rudzyenskurban settlementPukhavichyMinsk−2,89%
Ruzhanyurban settlementPruzhanyBrest−4,66%
Sapotskinurban settlementGrodnoGrodno−18,52%
Sasnovy Borworker settlementSvyetlahorskGomel−13,91%
Smilavichyurban settlementChervyenMinsk+11,99%
Starobinurban settlementSalihorskMinsk+8,75%
Streshynurban settlementGomel−2,93%
Surazhurban settlementVitebskVitebsk−21,27%
Svirurban settlementMyadzyelMinsk−13,84%
Svislachurban settlementPukhavichyMinsk+0,03%
Sharashovaurban settlementPruzhanyBrest−5,66%
Sharkawshchynaurban settlementSharkawshchynaVitebsk−7,36%
Shumilinaurban settlementShumilinaVitebsk−0,92%
Tatarkaworker settlementAsipovichyMogilev−6,61%
Urechchaurban settlementLyubanMinsk−6,60%
Ushachyurban settlementUshachyVitebsk+9,36%
Uvaravichyurban settlementBuda-KashalyovaGomel−9,99%
Varapayevaurban settlementPastavyVitebsk−10,01%
Vyalikaya Byerastavitsaurban settlementByerastavitsaGrodno−3,06%
Vidzyurban settlementBraslawVitebsk−5,28%
Vyetrynaurban settlementPolotskVitebsk−18,53%
Voranavaurban settlementVoranavaGrodno+1,61%
Zarechchaurban settlementRechytsaGomel−8,38%
Zelvaurban settlementZelvaGrodno−6,63%
Zyalyony Borworker settlementSmalyavichyMinsk−2,28%
Zhaludokurban settlementShchuchynGrodno−21,16%

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lawbelarus.com/repub/sub22/texe3119.htm Закон Республики Беларусь от 5 мая 1998 г. № 154-З «Об административно-территориальном делении и порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Беларусь»
  2. Перепись населения Республики Беларусь. Численность населения областей и районов. Брестская область; Витебская область; Гомельская область; Гродненская область; город Минск; Минская область; Могилёвская область.
  3. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2016 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2015 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа.. ru.