Administrative divisions of Minsk
Districts of
Minsk
Minsk
, the capital of
Belarus
, is divided into nine districts (
raions
):
Tsentralny
(
Belarusian
:
Цэнтральны
,
Russian
:
Центральный
), or "Central District"
Savyetski
(
Belarusian
:
Савецкі
,
Russian
:
Советский
, Sovetsky), or "
Soviet
District
Pyershamayski
(
Belarusian
:
Першамайскі
,
Russian
:
Первомайский
, Pervomaysky), named after
the 1st of May
Partyzanski
(
Belarusian
:
Партызанскі
,
Russian
:
Партизанский
, Partizansky), named after the
Soviet partisans
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)
Leninsky
(
Belarusian
:
Ленінскі
,
Russian
:
Ленинский
, Leninsky), named after
Lenin
Kastrychnitski
(
Belarusian
:
Кастрычніцкі
,
Russian
:
Октябрьский
, Oktyabrsky), named after the
October Revolution
Maskowski
(
Belarusian
:
Маскоўскі
,
Russian
:
Московский
, Moskovsky), named after
Moscow
Frunzyenski
(
Belarusian
:
Фрунзенскі
,
Russian
:
Фрунзенский
, Frunzensky), named after
Mikhail Frunze