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Zhodzina
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| Жодзіна Жодино Žodzina Žodino |
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Belarus Minsk |
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| 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, 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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It is one of the newest cities in the country; its construction began in 1963.
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.
The automobile factory BelAZ (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the biggest employer of the city, with about 11.000 workers about a 6th of the urban population work there. Its 250 tones lorries are famous all over the world.
Another important factory is the clothes producer “SVITANAK”, producing both children's and adult's clothes. Its products are also exported to European countries.
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