Asipovichy
Appearance
Asipovichy
Асіповічы | |
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Country | Belarus |
Oblast | Mogilev |
Founded | 1872 |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 32,543 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 213759-213761,213763-213765 |
Area code | +375 2235 |
License plate | 6 |
Website | Official website Template:Ru icon |
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.[2]
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.
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer".
- ^ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Asipovichy during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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