Zavodski District

Zavodski District
Заводскі раён (Belarusian)
Заводской район (Russian)
Minsk Zoo entrance
Minsk Zoo entrance
Coat of arms of Zavodski District
Location of Zavodski District
Coordinates: 53°57′04″N 27°30′37″E / 53.9510°N 27.5102°E / 53.9510; 27.5102
CountryBelarus
MunicipalityMinsk
Area
 • Total36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total230,701
 • Density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
District number5
WebsiteOfficial website

Zavodski District (Belarusian: Заводскі раён, romanizedZavodski rajon; Russian: Заводской район, romanizedZavodskoy 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]

  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по г.Минску в разрезе районов". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ Later the Partyzanski District with MTZ was split off it
  3. ^ (in Russian) Zavodskoy Raion, Minsk administration website
  4. ^ паспорт района. zav.minsk.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.