Lyuban, Belarus
| Lyuban Любань | |||
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  Lyuban Любань Location of Lyuban | |||
| Coordinates: 52°46′55″N 28°3′9″E / 52.78194°N 28.05250°E | |||
| Country Voblast Raion |
 Belarus Minsk VoblastLyuban Raion | ||
| Founded | 1566 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 11,256 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| License plate | 5 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Lyuban (Belarusian: Любань - Russian: Лю́бань), or Ljuban, is a town in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is the administrative seat of the Lyuban Raion. As of 2009 its population was of 11,256.[1]
History
The town was first mentioned in 1566 and received its town (Город, Gorod) status in 1968.
Geography
Lyuban is located 139 km in south of Minsk, not too far from the borders with the Voblasts of Mogilev and Gomel. It is 58 km far from Salihorsk, 30 from Slutsk and 26 from Staryya Darohi. In north of the town is located the Lyuban Lake and in west, close to Salihorsk suburbs, the mining area of Kaliy. It is not served by railways but the nearest station, in Ureche, is 8 km far from Lyuban center.
References
- ↑ (Russian) 2009 statistics of Belarus (Belstat)
External links
Media related to Lyuban at Wikimedia Commons
- (Russian) Lyuban official website
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Coordinates: 52°46′55″N 28°3′9″E / 52.78194°N 28.05250°E