Brest Region

Brest Voblast (Province) or Brest Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Brest. Important cities in the voblast include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.

Brest Voblast (Brest Oblast)
Брэ́сцкая во́бласць Бре́стская о́бласть
Flag of Brest Voblast (Brest Oblast)
Coat of arms of Brest Voblast (Brest Oblast)
Location of Brest Voblast (Brest Oblast)
Coordinates: 52.1333°S 23.6667°E / -52.1333; 23.6667
Administrative centerBrest
Largest citiesBrest - 298,300
Baranovichi - 168,600
Pinsk - 130,500
Raions16
Cities: 20
Urban localities: 9
Villages: 2,178
Government
  ChairmanKostantin Andreyevich Sumar
Area
  Total32,700 km2 (12,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,445,600
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeBY-BR
Websitewww.brest-region.by

The region was formed in 1939 after Western Belarus rejoined the Byelorussian SSR. Today it has 16 districts (raions), 225 selsovets, 20 cities, 5 city municipalities, 9 urban-type settlements, and 2178 villages.

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