Minsk
Minsk
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Minsk business district (Pieramozhcaw Avenue) Minsk City Hall Church of Sts. Peter and Paul Railway Station Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Minsk | |
  Minsk Location within Belarus  Minsk Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°54′02″N 27°33′31″E / 53.90056°N 27.55861°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| First mentioned | 1067 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Minsk City Council of Deputies |
| • Chairman | Vladimir Kukharev[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 409.53 km2 (158.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280.6 m (921 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,995,091 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 4,871.7/km2 (12,618/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Minsker, Minskite (en) мінчанін, minčanin мінчанка, minčanka (be) минчанин, minchanin минчанка, minchanka (ru) |
| GDP (nominal,2024) | |
| • Total | Br 80.774 billion (US$27.850 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 40,492 (US$13,963) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (MSK) |
| Postal Code | 220001-220141 |
| Area code | +375 17 |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-HM |
| License plate | 7, 8 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.835[4] (very high) |
| Website | minsk.gov.by |
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Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск;[a] Russian: Минск, Belarusian and Russian: [mʲinsk] ⓘ[b]) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. As of 2026,[update] it has a population of about two million,[2] making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499.[5] From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the