Maskowski District

Maskowski District or Maskoŭski District^[2] (Belarusian: Маскоўскі раён, romanized: Maskowski rajon; Russian: Московский район, romanized: Moskovsky rayon) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the city of Moscow.^[3] As of 2023, it has a population of 308,754.^[1]

Maskowski District Маскоўскі раён (Belarusian) Московский район (Russian)
District
Independence Square
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 53.9510°N 27.5102°E / 53.9510; 27.5102
Country	Belarus
Municipality	Minsk
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	308,754
• Density	10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
District number	8
Website	Official website

Geography

The district is situated in central and south-western area of the city and borders with Frunzyenski, Tsentralny, Leninsky and Kastrychnitski districts.

Transport

Maskowski is served by the subway and tram networks. It is also crossed by the MKAD beltway.

See also

• Independence Square, Minsk

References

1. "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. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. (in Russian) Moskovsky Raion Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Minsk administration website

External links

• (in Russian) Maskowski District official website
• (in Russian) Maskowski District on Minsk website