Plyeshchanitsy

Plyeshchanitsy
Плешчаніцы (Belarusian)
Urban-type settlement
Plyeshchanitsy is located in Belarus
Plyeshchanitsy
Plyeshchanitsy
Location of Pleshchanitsy, shown within Minsk Region
Coordinates: 54°25′N 27°50′E / 54.417°N 27.833°E / 54.417; 27.833
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictLahoysk District
Area
 • Total7.7941 km2 (3.0093 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total5,911
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Plyeshchanitsy (Belarusian: Плешчаніцы, romanized: Plieščanicy;[a] Russian: Плещеницы, romanized: Pleshchenitsy) is an urban-type settlement in Lahoysk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of Minsk.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 5,911.[1]

Nature

Plyeshchanitsy has an elevation of 211 m (692 ft) above sea level.[3] The topography of the surrounding area is relatively flat and sparsely populated. Plyeshchanitsy is the largest settlement in the area, with a population of 5,835 inhabitants.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Official transliteration.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "GeoNames: Plyeshchanitsy (Плешчаніцы), Belarus (Беларусь)". Geonames.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ "GeoNames: Plyeshchanitsy (Плешчаніцы), Elevation 211 m (692 ft)". Geonames.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Population as of January 1, 2016 and the average annual population for 2015 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, urban-type settlements (Численность населения на 1 января 2016 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2015 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа)". Belstat.gov.by. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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