Zhodzina

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Жодзіна
Жодино
Žodzina
Žodino
Official seal of ЖодзінаЖодиноŽodzinaŽodino
Seal
Location of Žodino, shown within the Minsk Voblast
Location of Žodino, shown within the Minsk Voblast
Coordinates: 52°08′N 23°40′E / 52.133, 23.667
Country
Subdivision
Belarus
Minsk
Founded 1963
Area
 - Total 19 km² (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2005)
 - Total 61,172
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
License plate 7
Website: City of Žodino

Zhodzina (Belarusian: Жодзiна, IPA['ʐodzʲina]; Russian: Жодино) - , also called Zhodino, is a city in Belarus, located in the Minsk voblast, 50 km to east from Minsk.

The city covers an area of 19 km² and has a population of 61172 (2001).

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[edit] History

It is one of the newest cities in the country; its construction began in 1963.

[edit] Education

There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and Zhodzina polytechnical college in the city. However there is no higher educational institution in Zhodzina.

[edit] Economy

A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factory
A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factory

The BelAZ automobile factory (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city, and with about 11,000 workers, about one-sixth of the urban population work there. Its 250 tonne lorries are world famous. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer "SVITANAK", which produces children's and adult's clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.

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Coordinates: 54°06′N, 28°21′E