Brest Region

Brest Region
Брэсцкая вобласць (Belarusian)
Брестская область (Russian)
From the top to bottom-right: Bison Statue at the entrance to the region, Tower of Kamyenyets, Kosava Castle, Khram Arkhangela Mikhaila, Courage Monument
Flag of Brest Region
Coat of arms of Brest Region
Location of Brest Region
CountryBelarus
Administrative centerBrest
Largest citiesBrest - 350,616
Baranavichy - 179,000
Pinsk - 137,960
Districts16
Cities: 20
Urban localities: 9
Selsoviets: 225
Villages: 2,178
Established1939
Government
 • ChairmanYury Vitoldavich Shuleyka
Area
 • Total
32,790.68 km2 (12,664 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
1,308,569
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalBr 24.4 billion
(€7.4 billion)
 • Per capitaBr 18,000
(€5,000)
ISO 3166 codeBY-BR
HDI (2022)0.793[3]
high · 3rd
Websitewww.brest-region.by
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Brest Region, also known as Brest Oblast,[a] Brest Voblasts[b] or Brestchyna,[c] is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Other major cities in the region include Baranavichy, and Pinsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,308,569.[1]

  1. ^ 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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2023". www.belstat.gov.by.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.


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