Pinsk Region
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Pinsk Region (Pinsk Voblasts, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) was a territorial unit in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic created after the Soviet annexation of Western Belorussia in November 1939. The administrative centre of the province was the city of Pinsk, the oblast was founded on 4 December 1939 with 16.3 thousand square km and 533.6 thousand people.
The Region consisted of 11 raions:
- Hantsavitski
- Davyd-Haradotski
- Drahichynski
- Zhabchytski
- Ivanauski
- Lahishynski
- Lyeninski
- Luninyetski
- Pinski
- Stolinski
- Cyelyekhanski
With four cities: Pinsk, Davyd-Haradok, Luninyets and Stolin
On 8 January 1954, due to the administrative reform of the BSSR the Oblast was completely incorporated into the modern Brest Region.