Mazyr

city in Belarus
Place city_of_raion_subordinance Q386487
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Summary

Mazyr is a city of raion subordinance[1]. Mazyr ranks in the top 4% of city of raion subordinance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mazyr district[3]
  • Country: Belarus[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Pripyat River[5]
  • Instance of: big city[6]
  • Flag: flag of Mazyr[7]
  • Twinned administrative body: Chojnice[8], Khartsyzk[9], Korosten[10], Severodvinsk[11]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Mazyr[12]
  • Postal code: 247760[13]
  • Commons category: Mazyr[14]
  • Licence plate code: 3[15]
  • Local dialing code: 236[16]
  • Official website: https://mozyrisp.gov.by[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mazyr[18]
  • Population: 8076[19], 108,792[20], 112,187[21], 111,733[22], 105,527[23], 105,700[24], 105,439[25], 104,967[26], 105,321[27], 105,152[28], 104,517[29], 104,302[30], 109,825[31], 108,379[32]
  • Time of earliest written record: 1155[33]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35]
  • Capital of: Мозирське князівство[36], Polesia Region[37], Mazyr district[38], Mozyrsky Uyezd[39]
  • Official name: Мазыр[40]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mazyr[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mazyr[42]
  • Native label: Мазыр[43]
  • Category for people buried here: Q24229724[44]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Mazyr[45]
  • Elevation above sea level: 160 m[46], 122 m[47]
  • Area: 36 km²[48]

Why It Matters

Mazyr has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Mazyr is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . severodvinsk.info. severodvinsk.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . demoscope.ru. demoscope.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . belstat.gov.by. belstat.gov.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2020 and the average annual population for 2019 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2021 and the average annual population for 2020 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2022 and the average annual population for 2021 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2023 and the average annual population for 2022 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2024 and the average annual population for 2023 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2025 and the average annual population for 2024 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . The population as of January 1, 2026 and the average annual population for 2025 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+8076'}, {'amount': '+108792'}, {'amount': '+112187'} +19
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    Population → {'amount': '+8076'}, {'amount': '+108792'}, {'amount': '+112187'} +19
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  5. 19w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → —
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