Vitebsk Region

Vitebsk Region, Vitsebsk Voblast, or Vitebsk Oblast is a region (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Vitebsk (Viciebsk). As of a 2009, the region had a population of 1,230,800.^[1]

Vitsebsk Voblast Ві́цебская во́бласць Ви́тебская о́бласть Vitebsk Oblast
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Coordinates: 55°11′N 30°10′E
Administrative center	Vitsebsk
Largest cities	Vitsebsk - 342,400 Orsha - 125,300 Navapolatsk - 101,300
Raions	21 Cities - 19 Urban localities - 26
City raions	5
Area
• Total	40,100 km2 (15,500 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,230,800
• Density	30.6/km2 (79/sq mi)
Website	www.vitebsk-region.gov.by

Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, and Navapolatsk.

The Vitsebsk Voblast is divided into 21 raions, 5 cities of oblast subordinance, 19 additional cities, 249 selsovets, and 26 urban-type settlements.