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Administrative divisions Belarus, in 34 editions.
The entry for Belarus published Administrative divisions in 34 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Administrative divisions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 17
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Administrative divisions” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 6 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast');
- Brest, Gomel', Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev, Vitebsk;
- note - all oblasts have the same name as their administrative center
6 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast'); Brest, Gomel', Grodno, Minsk,
Mogilev, Vitebsk; note - all oblasts have the same name as their
administrative center
6 oblasts (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady,, singular - horad);
note: each voblasts' has the same name as its administrative center
6 oblasts (oblastey, (voblastsi, singular - oblast'); Brest, Gomel', Grodno, Minsk, voblasts') and one municipality* (harady,, singular -
Mogilev, Vitebsk; noteall oblasts have horad);
note:
each voblasts' has the same name as theirits administrative center
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
6 oblasts (voblastsi, singular voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady,, (harady,
singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horadnote: Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya,each voblasts' has the same name as its administrative center Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one
municipality* (harady,
Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad
Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya,
note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in
parentheses
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one
one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest),
Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna),
Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in
parentheses
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and
municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest),
Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna),
Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their
administrative centers of (exceptions have the voblastsi are included in administrative center nameparentheses following in parentheses)
- 6 voblastsi (singular-voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') (singular-voblasts') and one
municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest),
Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna),
Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their
administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name
following in parentheses)
- 6 voblastsi (singular--voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular--horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
6 voblastsi (singular-voblasts') (singular--voblasts') and one
one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); singular--horad); Brestskaya (Brest),
Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna),
Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their
administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name
name following in parentheses)
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular--voblasts') (singular - voblasts') andsingular--horad); singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest),
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their voblasti have the administrative center
administrative centers (exceptionsparentheses) parentheses
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk);
- note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)(Vitsyebsk); note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk);
- note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk); note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
- 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
- Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk);
- note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya,' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk); note - when using a place name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' 'skaya,' the word voblasts' should be added to the place name
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
- Brest,
- Homyel',
- Horad Minsk*,
- Hrodna,
- Mahilyow,
- Minsk,
- Vitsyebsk
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers
Rewritten: too little of the 2003 text remains to mark the changes.
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel', Horad Minsk*, Hrodna, Mahilyow, Minsk, Vitsyebsk
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
- Brest,
- Homyel',
- Horad Minsk*,
- Hrodna,
- Mahilyow,
- Minsk,
- Vitsyebsk
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel', Horad Minsk*, Hrodna, Mahilyow, Minsk, Vitsyebsk
note:
administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
- 6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
- Brest, Homyel' (Gomel), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel', Homyel' (Gomel), Horad Minsk*, Hrodna, Mahilyow, Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note:
administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
The same text in 6 editions, 2015 to 2020.
- 6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
- Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel), (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note:
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
- 6 regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
- Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
6 provinces regions (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
- 6 regions ( voblastsi , singular - voblasts ') and 1 municipality* ( horad );
- Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
6 regions (voblastsi, ( voblastsi , singular - voblasts') voblasts ') and 1 municipality* (horad); ( horad ); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Belarus: Administrative divisions.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/belarus/administrative-divisions.