Asipovichy

Asipovichy
Асіповічы

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Asipovichy
Coordinates: 53°17′36″N 28°28′32″E / 53.29333°N 28.47556°E / 53.29333; 28.47556Coordinates: 53°17′36″N 28°28′32″E / 53.29333°N 28.47556°E / 53.29333; 28.47556
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(s) +375 2235
License plate 6
Website Official website (in Russian)

Asipovichy (Belarusian: Асiповiчы; Łacinka: Asipovičy, Polish: Osipowicze) 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

  1. ↑ "World Gazetteer".
  2. ↑ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.


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