Grodno Region

Grodno Region
Гродзенская вобласць (Belarusian)
Гродненская область (Russian)
From the top to bottom-right: Mir Castle Complex, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Sviack Palace, Vawkavysk District, Devil's Lake
Flag of Grodno Region
Coat of arms of Grodno Region
Location of Grodno Region
CountryBelarus
Administrative centerGrodno
Largest citiesGrodno - 373,547[1]
Lida - 101,616
Slonim - 49,441
Districts17
Cities: 12
Urban localities: 21
City districts2
Government
 • ChairmanVladimir Stepanovich Karanik[2]
Area
 • Total25,118.07 km2 (9,698.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation
323 m (1,060 ft)
Lowest elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3]
 • Total992,556
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalBr 23.4 billion
(€6.9 billion)
 • Per capitaBr 22,600
(€6,300)
ISO 3166 codeBY-HR
HDI (2022)0.798[5]
high · 3rd
Websitewww.region.grodno.by
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Grodno Region, also known as Grodno Oblast[b] or Hrodna Voblasts,[c] is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center, Grodno, is the largest city in the region. As of 2024, it has a population of 992,556.[3]

Located in western Belarus, it lies on the Neman River. The region borders Minsk Region to the east, Brest Region to the south, Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) to the west and Vitebsk Region and Lithuania (Alytus and Vilnius counties) to the north. Grodno's existence has been attested since 1127.

  1. ^ "Численность населения по г. Гродно и районам Гродненской области на 1 января каждого года с 1996 по 2019гг./Population of Grodno and rayons of the Grodno Region" (in Russian). grodno.belstat.gov.by. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Лукашенко принял решение назначить Караника губернатором Гродненской области, областные депутаты поддержали". 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2023". www.belstat.gov.by.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.


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