Pastavy

city in Belarus
Place city_of_raion_subordinance Q539012
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Summary

Pastavy is a city of raion subordinance[1]. Pastavy draws 692 Wikipedia views per month (city of raion subordinance category, ranking #35 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pastavy district[3]
  • Country: Belarus[4]
  • Flag: Flaga Postaw[5]
  • Twinned administrative body: Wejherowo[6]
  • Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Pastavy[7]
  • Postal code: 211840[8]
  • Commons category: Pastavy[9]
  • Local dialing code: 2155[10]
  • Official website: http://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pastavy[12]
  • Population: 19,815[13], 19,800[14], 20,039[15], 19,255[16], 19,300[17], 19,153[18], 18,939[19], 18,772[20], 18,618[21], 18,450[22], 18,143[23], 21,027[24], 19,787[25], 19,847[26]
  • Time of earliest written record: 1409[27]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29]
  • Capital of: Pastavy district[30], Postawy (gmina)[31], Powiat Postawski[32]
  • Official name: Паставы[33]
  • Category for people born here: Q8068877[34]
  • Category for people who died here: Q28972898[35]
  • Native label: Паставы[36]
  • Category for people buried here: Q29511485[37]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Pastavy[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 140 m[39]
  • History of topic: History of Pastavy[40]
  • Belarus Globe URL: https://globustut.by/postavy/index.htm[41]
  • Romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Pastavy[42]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Pastavy[43]

Why It Matters

Pastavy has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Pastavy is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . belstat.gov.by. belstat.gov.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . 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.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Interactive information and analytical system for disseminating official statistical information. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . 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] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+19815'}, {'amount': '+19800'}, {'amount': '+20039'} +17
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59512|batch #59512]]: Выпраўленне даных аб колькасці насельніцтва раёнаў і гарадскіх паселішчаў Віцебскай вобласці ў 2010—2018"
  2. 3d ago · Etažy · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+19815'}, {'amount': '+19800'}, {'amount': '+20039'} +17
    Licence plate code → —
    Sitelink count → 36
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59440|batch #59440]]: Колькасць насельніцтва Беларусі ў 2000 годзе ў разрэзе адміністрацыйных адзінак і гарадскіх паселішчаў"
  3. 5w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Powiat Postawski, Disensky County, Pastavy District +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P131|P131]]"
  4. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49170|batch #49170]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  5. 17w ago · ~2026-30679-32 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Getty thesaurus of geographic names id → 1058620
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Getty thesaurus of geographic names id: 1058620"
  6. 17w ago · JerzyKundrat · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → BELARUS - PASTAVY (Паставы).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: BELARUS - PASTAVY (Паставы).jpg"
  7. 21w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of topic → History of Pastavy
    Located in time zone → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.116666666667, 'lon': 26.833333333333}
    Population → {'amount': '+19815'}, {'amount': '+19800'}, {'amount': '+20039'} +17
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 18,772"
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