Local time
Tue, 5:46 AM GMT+3Europe/MinskCityCapital
Minsk
53.90° N, 27.56° E
- Population
- 1,805,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 15
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 15 cities of Belarus in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Belarus, so this is not a national ranking.
- Elevation
- 280 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Area
- 410 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Time zone
- Europe/Minsk
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Minsk, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Minsk have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The origin of the name "Minsk" is disputed; it may derive from the Menka River.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
