About Polotsk
Polotsk is a city in Vitebsk, Belarus with a population of 79,285. It is the 17th largest of the 56 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Belarus, and the 7,273rd largest worldwide. It lies 193 km from Minsk.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 7
Elevation
126 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Minsk
Coordinates
55.488, 28.786
Record updated
2026-07-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 56 in BelarusClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.