Administrative divisions of Minsk

Minsk, the capital of Belarus, is divided into nine districts (raions): The first subdivision of Minsk was carried out in August 1921: the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus divided Minsk into three party administration districts: Aleksandrovsky (Александровский), Lyakhovsky (Ляховский), and Central (Центральный).

[1] By the decree of the Central Executive Committee of Byelorussian SSR of March 17, 1938, Minsk was divided into three raions for general administration: On July 20, 1957, the Kaganovich district was renamed into Oktyabrski (October district).

Except for Maskowski, each district has got its coat of arms.

7 of them have their name written in Russian, Savyetski in Belarusian.

Many of them are named after the suburban villages swallowed by the city.