Government and administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative subdivisions of Minsk

Currently Minsk is subdivided into 9 raions (districts):

  Tsentralny (Belarusian: Цэнтральны, Russian: Центральный), or "Central District"   Savetski (Belarusian: Савецкі, Russian: Советский, Sovetsky), or "Soviet District   Pershamayski (Belarusian: Першамайскі, Russian: Первомайский, Pervomaysky), named after 1 May   Partyzanski (Belarusian: Партызанскі, Russian: Партизанский, Partizansky), named after the Soviet partisans   Zavodski (Belarusian: Заводскі, Russian: Заводской, Zavodskoy), or "Factory district" (initially it included major plants, Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), later the Partyzanski District with MTZ was split off it)   Leninski (Belarusian: Ленінскі, Russian: Ленинский, Leninsky), named after Lenin   Kastrychnitski (Belarusian: Кастрычніцкі, Russian: Октябрьский, Oktyabrsky), named after the October Revolution   Maskouski (Belarusian: Маскоўскі, Russian: Московский, Moskovsky), named after Moscow   Frunzenski (Belarusian: Фрунзенскі, Russian: Фрунзенский, Frunzensky), named after Mikhail Frunze

In addition, a number of residential neighbourhoods are recognised in Minsk, called microdistricts, with no separate administration.