List of urban-type settlements in Belarus


This is a list of urban-type settlements in Belarus, which are a type of a populated place.

Overview

According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there are three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:
  • Urban settlements : with population over 2,000, industrial enterprises and developed residential infrastructure
  • Resort settlements : with population of at least 2,000, sanatoriums, resorts or other health recuperation establishments, and developed residential infrastructure
  • Worker settlements : with population at least 500, servicing industrial enterprises, construction sites, railroad stations, electric stations, or other industrial objects.
The notion of urban-type settlement is inherited from the period of the Byelorussian SSR within the Soviet Union. Before the Soviet era, many modern urban settlements in Belarus were classified as .

List

As of the 2009 Belarusian census, there were 94 urban-type settlements, including 83 urban settlements, one resort settlement, and ten worker settlements. By January 1, 2016, there were 90 urban-type settlements, including 81 urban settlements, one resort settlement and eight worker settlements.
Coat of armsUrban-type settlementBelarusianRussianStatusDistrictRegion2009 census2016 estimateChange
AktsyabrskiАкцябрскіОктябрьскийurban settlementAktsyabrskiGomel73676753−8,33%
AntopalАнтопальАнтопольurban settlementDrahichynBrest16871417−16,00%
ArekhawskАрэхаўскОреховскurban settlementOrshaVitebsk27552402−12,81%
AstrynaАстрынаОстриноurban settlementShchuchynGrodno20641778−13,86%
AsvyeyaАсвеяОсвеяurban settlementVerkhnyadzvinskVitebsk13251206−8,98%
AzarychyАзарычыОзаричиurban settlementKalinkavichyGomel13401159−13,51%
BahushewskБагушэўскБогушевскurban settlementSyannoVitebsk31332598−17,08%
BalbasavaБалбасаваБолбасовоurban settlementOrshaVitebsk36563529−3,47%
BalshavikБальшавікБольшевикworker settlementGomelGomel25182502−0,64%
ByahomlБягомльБегомльurban settlementDokshytsyVitebsk27362630−3,87%
BeshankovichyБешанковічыБешенковичиurban settlementBeshankovichyVitebsk73446701−8,76%
BobrБобрБобрurban settlementKrupkiMinsk1118957−14,40%
BrahinБрагінБрагинurban settlementBrahinGomel39543698−6,47%
KhalopyenichyХалопенічыХолопеничиurban settlementKrupkiMinsk14951385−7,36%
KhotsimskХоцімскХотимскurban settlementKhotsimskMogilev70846447−8,99%
TsyelyakhanyЦеляханыТелеханыurban settlementIvatsevichyBrest41983959−5,69%
TsyerakhowkaЦерахоўкаТереховкаurban settlementDobrushGomel18213128+71,77%
Chyrvonaya SlabadaЧырвоная СлабадаКрасная Слободаurban settlementSalihorskMinsk43043909−9,18%
DamachavaДамачаваДомачевоurban settlementBrestBrest13051221−6,44%
DrybinДрыбінДрибинurban settlementDrybinMogilev32983031−8,10%
HaradzyeyaГарадзеяГородеяurban settlementNyasvizhMinsk40993802−7,25%
HaradzischaГарадзішчаГородищеurban settlementBaranavichyBrest22192040−8,07%
HluskГлускГлускurban settlementHluskMogilev74027233−2,28%
IvyanyetsІвянецИвенецurban settlementValozhynMinsk43204178−3,29%
YalizavaЯлізаваЕлизовоworker settlementAsipovichyMogilev26722491−6,77%
YanavichyЯнавічыЯновичиurban settlementVitebskVitebsk929765−17,65%
YezyaryshchaЕзярышчаЕзерищеurban settlementHaradokVitebsk15751280−18,73%
YuratsishkiЮрацішкіЮратишкиurban settlementIwyeGrodno15011341−10,66%
KamarynКамарынКомаринurban settlementBrahinGomel20511804−12,04%
KapatkyevichyКапаткевічыКопаткевичиurban settlementPyetrykawGomel34152960−13,32%
KarelichyКарэлічыКореличиurban settlementKarelichyGrodno68546528−4,76%
KarmaКармаКормаurban settlementKarmaGomel74487610+2,18%
KazlowshchynaКазлоўшчынаКозловщинаurban settlementDzyatlavaGrodno18471673−9,42%
KokhanavaКоханаваКохановоurban settlementTalachynVitebsk43274231−2,22%
KopysКопысьКопысьurban settlementOrshaVitebsk910850−6,59%
KrasnapollyeКраснаполлеКраснопольеurban settlementKrasnapollyeMogilev61235844−4,56%
KrasnasyelskiКраснасельскіКрасносельскийurban settlementVawkavyskGrodno68856744−2,05%
KryvichyКрывічыКривичиurban settlementMyadzyelMinsk12981232−5,08%
LahishynЛагішынЛогишинurban settlementPinskBrest23722022−14,76%
LyelchytsyЛельчыцыЛельчицыurban settlementLyelchytsyGomel1060611310+6,64%
LyubchaЛюбчаЛюбчаurban settlementNovogrudokGrodno11571059−8,47%
LoyewЛоеўЛоевurban settlementLoyewGomel70226733−4,12%
LyntupyЛынтупыЛынтупыurban settlementPastavyVitebsk16091519−5,59%
LyoznaЛёзнаЛиозноurban settlementLyoznaVitebsk67666688−1,15%
MachulishchyМачулішчыМачулищиurban settlementMinskMinsk73788315+12,70%
MirМірМирurban settlementKarelichyGrodno23102250−2,60%
NarachНарачНарочьresort settlementMyadzyelMinsk29313481+18,76%
NavayelnyaНаваельняНовоельняurban settlementDzyatlavaGrodno30412700−11,21%
ObalОбальОбольurban settlementShumilinaVitebsk26872395−10,87%
PadsvillyeПадсвіллеПодсвильеurban settlementHlybokayeVitebsk22701965−13,44%
ParychyПарычыПаричиurban settlementSvyetlahorskGomel21091833−13,09%
PlyeshchanitsyПлешчаніцыПлещеницыurban settlementLahoyskMinsk60415835−3,41%
PorazavaПоразаваПорозовоurban settlementSvislachGrodno1119913−18,41%
PrawdzinskiПраўдзінскіПравдинскийworker settlementPukhavichyMinsk24082288−4,98%
RadashkovichyРадашковічыРадошковичиurban settlementMaladzyechnaMinsk55185789+4,91%
RadunРадуньРадуньurban settlementVoranavaGrodno26732355−11,90%
RasonyРасоныРоссоныurban settlementRasonyVitebsk54094946−8,56%
RechytsaРэчыцаРечицаworker settlementStolinBrest62806096−2,93%
RosРосьРоссьurban settlementVawkavyskGrodno53914705−12,72%
RudzyenskРудзенскРуденскurban settlementPukhavichyMinsk28062725−2,89%
RuzhanyРужаныРужаныurban settlementPruzhanyBrest31533006−4,66%
SapotskinСапоцкінСопоцкинurban settlementGrodnoGrodno12311003−18,52%
Sasnovy BorСасновы БорСосновый Борworker settlementSvyetlahorskGomel24232086−13,91%
SmilavichyСмілавічыСмиловичиurban settlementChervyenMinsk46545212+11,99%
StarobinСтаробінСтаробинurban settlementSalihorskMinsk55686055+8,75%
StreshynСтрэшынСтрешинurban settlementZhlobinGomel12631226−2,93%
SurazhСуражСуражurban settlementVitebskVitebsk1039818−21,27%
SvirСвірСвирьurban settlementMyadzyelMinsk1055909−13,84%
SvislachСвіслачСвислочьurban settlementPukhavichyMinsk39203921+0,03%
SharashovaШарашоваШерешёвоurban settlementPruzhanyBrest18891782−5,66%
SharkawshchynaШаркаўшчынаШарковщинаurban settlementSharkawshchynaVitebsk69346424−7,36%
ShumilinaШумілінаШумилиноurban settlementShumilinaVitebsk75067437−0,92%
TatarkaТатаркаТатаркаworker settlementAsipovichyMogilev771720−6,61%
UrechchaУрэччаУречьеurban settlementLyubanMinsk31682959−6,60%
UshachyУшачыУшачиurban settlementUshachyVitebsk55146030+9,36%
UvaravichyУваравічыУваровичиurban settlementBuda-KashalyovaGomel25632307−9,99%
VarapayevaВарапаеваВоропаевоurban settlementPastavyVitebsk28572571−10,01%
Vyalikaya ByerastavitsaВялікая БераставіцаБольшая Берестовицаurban settlementByerastavitsaGrodno57205545−3,06%
VidzyВідзыВидзыurban settlementBraslawVitebsk17631670−5,28%
VyetrynaВетрынаВетриноurban settlementPolotskVitebsk27252220−18,53%
VoranavaВоранаваВороновоurban settlementVoranavaGrodno63326434+1,61%
ZarechchaЗарэччаЗаречьеurban settlementRechytsaGomel24472242−8,38%
ZelvaЗэльваЗельваurban settlementZelvaGrodno73966906−6,63%
Zyalyony BorЗялёны БорЗелёный Борworker settlementSmalyavichyMinsk11421116−2,28%
ZhaludokЖалудокЖелудокurban settlementShchuchynGrodno12901017−21,16%