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Zavodski District
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Coordinates: 53°57′04″N 27°30′37″E / 53.9510°N 27.5102°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Municipality | Minsk |
Area | |
• Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 230,701 |
• Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
District number | 5 |
Website | Official website |
Zavodski District (Belarusian: Заводскі раён, romanized: Zavodski rajon; Russian: Заводской район, romanized: Zavodskoy rayon) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 230,701.[1]
It was formed in 1938 as Stalinsky District (Russian: Сталинский район, lit. 'Stalin District'); it was renamed in 1961 as Zavodskoy District (lit. 'Factory District') after the plants "Minsk Tractor Works" (MTZ)[2] and "Minsk Automobile Plant" (MAZ) were constructed.[3] The current borders of the district was approved on 10 November 1997 when the township "Sosny" was officially added to it.[4]