Vitebsk Region, Vitsebsk Voblast, or Vitebsk Oblast (Belarusian: Ві́цебская во́бласць; Vitsebskaya Voblast; Russian: Ви́тебская о́бласть; Vitebskaya Oblast) is a region (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk (Viciebsk). As of a 2009, the region had a population of 1,230,800. It also has the lowest population density in Belarus at 30.6 p/km².
Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, and Navapolatsk.
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