POLOTSK

Vitebsk · BELARUS (BY) · 55.49°N / 28.79°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 623,317

Polotsk is a city in Belarus with a population of 79,579. It sits at 55.49/28.79, runs on Europe/Minsk, is 12 km from Novopolotsk.

Population 79,579

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Minsk

All facts

fields

Country: Belarus
Subdivision: Vitebsk
Coords: 55.49°N / 28.79°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

W Novopolotsk Vitebsk 95,717 12.9 km

S Ushachi Vitebsk 5,773 36.3 km

W Dzisna Vitebsk 1,500 37.4 km

W Yazno Vitebsk 705 40.4 km

N Rossony Vitebsk 5,400 46.6 km

Universities

linked

Polotsk State University

psu.by

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Polotsk?: 79,579 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Polotsk in?: Europe/Minsk.
Which country is Polotsk in?: Belarus (BY).
How far is Polotsk from Minsk?: About 193 km.
Does Polotsk have a university?: Yes. Polotsk State University.
What languages are spoken in Belarus?: Russian.
What currency is used in Belarus?: Belarusian Ruble.
How many cities are in Belarus?: 312 on record.
Which admin region is Polotsk in?: Vitebsk.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/623317

{
  "data": {
    "id": 623317,
    "name": "Polotsk",
    "ascii_name": "Polotsk",
    "country_code": "BY",
    "population": 79579,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Minsk",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 55.4879,
    "longitude": 28.7856
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x smaller than Novopolotsk.
12 km from Novopolotsk.
Same timezone (Europe/Minsk) as 311 other cities in Belarus.