Asipovichy

Asipovichy Асіповічы
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Asipovichy
Coordinates: 53°17′36″N 28°28′32″E / 53.29333°N 28.47556°ECoordinates: 53°17′36″N 28°28′32″E / 53.29333°N 28.47556°E
Country	Belarus
Oblast	Mogilev
Founded	1872
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
• Total	32,543
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	213759-213761,213763-213765
Area code(s)	+375 2235
License plate	6
Website	Official website (Russian)

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

1. "World Gazetteer".
2. 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.