Asipovichy

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Asipovichy (Belarusian: Асiповiчы; Łacinka: Asipovičy) or Osipovichi (Russian: Осипо́вичи) is a town in Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus, located 136 km southwest of Mogilev, 3 km north of the Minsk-Homyel expressway. It is located at the junction of railway lines between Minsk, Homel, Mahilyow (Mogilev), and Baranavichy. As of 2009, its population was 32,543.[1]

The active industries of Asipovichy include machine building, building materials, food production and light and wood processing. It is home to the hydro-electric power plant on the Svislach River.

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  1. ^ "Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская" (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/1.2-7.pdf. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 

Coordinates: 53°17′36″N 28°38′32″E / 53.29333°N 28.64222°E / 53.29333; 28.64222


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