Zhodzina, Minsk Region, Belarus

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🇧🇾 Zhodzina officially transliterated as Žodzina, is a city in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region, 50 km north-east of Minsk.

History The settlement is first mentioned in 1688, belonging to the Radziwiłł family. It has had city status since 1963.

On 13 August 2020, Zhodzina was the site of the first large-scale worker strike in Belarus, at the BelAZ automobile plant, in protest of the contested results of the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections.

Geography The city, the most populated in the Smalyavichy District, is situated 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Minsk and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Barysaw. Zhodzina is divided by the Plisa river, and it has a small lake in its southern suburb.

Education There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and Zhodzina Polytechnical College in the city. Currently, there are no higher educational institutions in the city.

Economy The BelAZ (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city; it employs about 11,000 workers, one-sixth of the local population. Every third mining truck in the world is produced by BelAZ. The largest truck weighs 360 tonnes and can carry 450 tonnes of load. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer SVITANAK, which produces children's and adults' clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.

Transport Zhodzina is served by the M1 highway, part of the European route E30, an international highway that links Berlin and Warsaw to Moscow. It has two railway stations (Zhodzina and the stop of Zhodzina Yuzhny) on the international line Minsk-Moscow; and its main station is served by some international trains as the Sibirjak Berlin-Novosibirsk. Minsk International Airport is 40 km (25 mi) from Zhodzina.

Sport The local football club is the Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, playing in the Belarusian Premier League. Its home ground is the Torpedo Stadium.

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Zhodzina has a population of over 65,451 people. Zhodzina also forms the centre of the wider Smalyavichy District which has a combined population of over 111,951 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Zhodzina has links with:

🇲🇳 Dalanzadgad, Mongolia 🇲🇩 Hîncești, Moldova 🇺🇦 Horishni Plavni, Ukraine 🇦🇲 Kajaran, Armenia 🇷🇺 Mytischi, Russia 🇷🇺 Mytishchi, Russia 🇷🇺 Neryungri, Russia 🇺🇿 Olmaliq, Uzbekistan 🇷🇺 Oryol, Russia 🇧🇬 Panagyurishte, Bulgaria 🇷🇺 Plast, Russia 🇸🇰 Považská Bystrica, Slovak Republic 🇬🇪 Rustavi, Georgia 🇱🇹 Ukmergė, Lithuania 🇷🇺 Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia 🇷🇺 Zheleznogorsk, Russia
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Antipodal to Zhodzina is: -151.648,-54.101

Locations Near: Zhodzina 28.3521,54.1006

🇧🇾 Barysaw 28.517,54.219 d: 17  

🇧🇾 Smalyavichy 28.067,54.1 d: 18.6  

🇧🇾 Marjina Horka 28.15,53.5 d: 68.1  

🇧🇾 Asipovichy 28.467,53.283 d: 91.2  

🇧🇾 Partyzanski 27.51,53.951 d: 57.5  

🇧🇾 Leninsky 27.51,53.951 d: 57.5  

🇧🇾 Kastrychnitski 27.533,53.85 d: 60.4  

🇧🇾 Minsk 27.482,53.941 d: 59.6  

🇧🇾 Babruysk 29.229,53.139 d: 121.5  

🇧🇾 Polatsk 28.8,55.483 d: 156.4  

Antipodal to: Zhodzina -151.648,-54.101

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15945.5  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15845.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15285.9  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15205.4  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11799.4  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11682.7  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11665.4  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11663.6  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11663.1  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11609.9  

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