Minsk

Minsk
Minsk; Мінск, Минск
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	Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.9°N 27.567°E
Kintra; Subdiveesion	Belaroushie
Founded	1067
	Govrenment
- Mayor	Mikalai Ladutska (actin) (2009–)
	Aurie
- Ceety	307.895411 km2 (118.9 sq mi)
Hicht	280.4 m (920 ft)
	Indwallers (2009)
- Ceety	1,836,808
- Densitie	5,966/km2 (15,451.9/sq mi)
- Urban	2,101,018
Time zone	EEST (UTC+3)
- Simmer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Aurie 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
Wabsteid	www.minsk.gov.by

Minsk (Belaroushie: Мiнск, 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).

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.