Mogilev (Mahilyou in Belarusian) is a city in the Eastern part of Belarus, which is also the administrative centre of Mogilev region and Mogilev region.
Mogilev is one of the largest cultural and industrial centers of Belarus. Geographically, the city is divided into two administrative districts — Leninsky and Oktyabrsky.
Industrial complex of Mogilev produces about 4% of industrial production of the total production in Belarus. The city is 71 industrial enterprise, among them: OJSC "Mogilevkhimvolokno", chemical plant "Zarya", RUE "Mogilevliftmash", RUE "Electrodvigatel", the Republican unitary enterprise "Strommashina", OJSC "Tekhnopribor", branch of RUPE "BelAZ", JSC "Metallurgical plant", RUPE "Olsa" etc.
The high concentration of industrial enterprises, developed infrastructure and skilled workforce Mogilev — all this leads to a systematic growth of the real sector of economy and social sphere.
Almost the entire foreign trade turnover of the city is determined by the dominant branches in the industrial complex:— chemical and petrochemical (32,3 %)— mechanical engineering and metal working (30,3 %)— food (12,1 %)— lightweight (10.9 per cent)
The advantageous geographical position and the presence of the largest industrial potential of the Republic of Belarus has created unlimited opportunities for profitable cooperation with cooperation partners in Belarus and abroad.
Geographical position. Mogilev is located on the border of the two plains of the Orsha-Mogilev and Tsentralnosibirsky coordinates 53°55'00" N. lat. 30°21'00" W. D. Suburban area of the city (the area within a radius of about 40 km from the centre of Mogilev) also includes part of the plain. The city is built on the picturesque banks of the Dnieper river, from its source in 645 km. the River separates the city into two parts. Indigenous right Bank above the water level of the river rises to 35-40 m, with views of the back of the city. Before the flood it was filled with water for a few weeks, but now that part is almost completely built up. The width of the Dnieper river in the city reaches 45 m. the Dnieper navigable from 100 to 150 days a year (in the warm season, after the ice melts). The city is also the flow of the river Dubrovenka, Debra, Straszna.