The population growth was also marked in five cities that are oblast capitals (Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev and Vitebsk) and in almost all cities of regional significance (> 50,000 people). Cities with > 100,000 residents accommodate about 70 per cent of the country’s population, including Minsk and all oblast capitals, as well as Bobruisk, Baranovichi, Borisov, Mozyr, Novopolotsk, Orsha, Pinsk and Soligorsk. At the same time, these settlements account for only 7 per cent of all urban settlements in the country.