Lyeninski District or Lieninski District (; ) is an
administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
of the city of
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
, the capital of
Belarus
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. It was named after
Vladimir Lenin
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.
Leninsky Raion
, Minsk administration website As of 2023, it has a population of 214,701.
Geography
The district is situated in the south-central area of the city and borders with Tsentralny, Partyzanski, Zavodski, Kastrychnitski and Maskowski districts.
Residential districts
* Syerabranka
Transport
Lyeninski is served by subway and tram networks. It is also crossed by the MKAD
The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border of Moscow with a length of 108.9 km (67.7 mi) and 35 exits (including ten interchanges). It was completed in 1962. The speed lim ...
beltway.
See also
* Dinamo Stadium
References
External links
Leninsky District official website
Districts of Minsk
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