Grodno Region

The Hrodsenskaja Woblasz (White Russian Гродзенская вобласць; Russian Гродненская область / Grodnenskaya Oblast ) is an administrative district in the west of Belarus, which borders on Lithuania and to the west by Poland. Capital of Woblasz is Grodno ( weißr. Гродна; Russian Гродно / Grodno ).

Coat of arms

Description: In red a golden bison. On the shield rests a five towers golden mural crown. Two golden oak branches with blue ribbon surround the blazon.

Data

The Hrodsenskaja Woblasz occupies 12 % of the country and the city of Hrodna forms, with 309,000 inhabitants, is the regional center. The Woblasz is divided into 17 counties, 194 village Soviets, to 12 cities. It covers an area of ​​25,000 km ² and has 1.1462 million inhabitants ( 2004).

Rajone

• Rajon Aschmjany
• Rajon Astrawez
• Rajon Berastawiza
• Rajon Dsjatlawa
• Rajon Hrodna
• Rajon Iuje
• Rajon Karelitschy
• Rajon Lida
• Rajon Masty
• Rajon Nawahrudak
• Rajon Schtschutschyn
• Rajon Selwa
• Rajon Slonim
• Rajon Smarhon
• Rajon Swislatsch
• Rajon Waukawysk
• Rajon Woranawa

Cities

The population of the cities listed reflect the situation on 1 January 2004. The possibly divergent Russian name is given in italics.

• Grodno Grodno - 314 833
• Lida - 98 231
• Slonim - 51 586
• Waukawysk Wolkowysk - 46 839
• Smarhon Smorgon - 36 738
• Nawahrudak Novogrudok - 30 803
• Masty Mosty - 17,400
• Schtschutschyn Schtschutschin - 16,000
• Aschmjany Oschmjany - 14,900
• Berastawiza Berestowiza - 12,000
• Skidel - 10,900
• Dsjatlawa Djatlowo - 8300