1. Minsk – 2,000,000
The capital and largest city, cultural and political center.
2. Gomel – 510,000
Second-largest city in southeastern Belarus.
3. Mogilev – 370,000
Industrial and educational center on the Dnieper.
4. Vitebsk – 365,000
City of arts, known for Marc Chagall.
5. Grodno – 355,000
Historic western city near Poland and Lithuania.
6. Brest – 345,000
Border city with the Brest Fortress memorial.
7. Babruysk – 215,000
Industrial hub in the Mogilev Region.
8. Baranovichi – 170,000
Railway and industrial center.
9. Borisov – 145,000
Known for its football team and auto industry.
10. Pinsk – 140,000
River port and cultural center in Polesia.
11. Orsha – 115,000
Strategic rail junction in eastern Belarus.
12. Mazyr – 110,000
Oil refining city on the Pripyat River.
13. Novopolotsk – 105,000
Petrochemical city near Polotsk.
14. Lida – 100,000
City with medieval castle and industry.
15. Soligorsk – 100,000
Center of Belarusian potash mining.
16. Molodechno – 95,000
Transport and cultural hub northwest of Minsk.
17. Polotsk – 90,000
Historic city, one of the oldest in Belarus.
18. Svetlogorsk – 67,000
Pulp and paper industry town.
19. Zhodino – 65,000
Home of Belarusian automobile manufacturer BelAZ.
20. Rechytsa – 65,000
Petrochemical city on the Dnieper.
21. Slutsk – 62,000
Historic town in the Minsk Region.
22. Kobryn – 50,000
Town with a Napoleonic-era fortress.
23. Kalinkavichy – 38,000
Railway and food processing center.
24. Dobrush – 34,000
Town with a long papermaking tradition.
25. Osipovichi – 32,000
Railway junction with mechanical industry.
The above is subject to change.
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