Minsk - Government and Administrative Divisions

Government and Administrative Divisions

Currently Minsk is subdivided into 9 raions (districts):

  1. Tsentralny (Belarusian: Цэнтральны, Russian: Центральный), or "Central District"
  2. Savetski (Belarusian: Савецкі, Russian: Советский, Sovetsky), or "Soviet District
  3. Pershamayski (Belarusian: Першамайскі, Russian: Первомайский, Pervomaysky), named after 1 May
  4. Partyzanski (Belarusian: Партызанскі, Russian: Партизанский, Partizansky), named after the Soviet partisans
  5. Zavodski (Belarusian: Заводскі, Russian: Заводской, Zavodskoy), or "Factory district" (initially it included major plants, Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), later the Partyzanski District with MTZ was split off it)
  6. Leninski (Belarusian: Ленінскі, Russian: Ленинский, Leninsky), named after Lenin
  7. Kastrychnitski (Belarusian: Кастрычніцкі, Russian: Октябрьский, Oktyabrsky), named after the October Revolution
  8. Maskouski (Belarusian: Маскоўскі, Russian: Московский, Moskovsky), named after Moscow
  9. Frunzenski (Belarusian: Фрунзенскі, Russian: Фрунзенский, Frunzensky), named after Mikhail Frunze

In addition, a number of residential neighbourhoods are recognised in Minsk, called microdistricts, with no separate administration.

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