In Vitebsk and Vitebsk district, minibuses will carry census takers for free

In Vitebsk and Vitebsk region, minibuses will carry census takers for free. The deputy head of the Main Statistical Department of the Vitebsk region - head of the department of demographic statistics and population census, Natalya Shrub, informed a BELTA correspondent about the loyalty step by carriers until the end of the census campaign.

"The carriers understood our proposal and supported it. From October 21 to 30, from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM - during the peak visiting hours - it will now be easier for census takers to get to the required address," the interlocutor noted.

A total of 1,549 people have been involved in the population census work in the Vitebsk region. Until October 18, they worked at stationary census sites and as part of mobile groups at enterprises and organizations in the region. From October 21, the stage of door-to-door visits to respondents began.

As of the morning of October 21, 557.1 thousand people participated in the population census in the Vitebsk region, which is almost half of the region's residents. At the same time, 215.5 thousand (39.4%) completed it online. This is the highest indicator for online census among all regions of the country. Two residents of the regional center became prize winners (smartphones) among the participants of the electronic census in the Vitebsk region.

Natalya Shrub reminded that for all questions related to the population census of Belarus, you can contact the unified call center at 8 (801-100-3131). For residents of the Vitebsk region, a hotline number 8 (0212) -42-54-20 is available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

As of January 1, 2019, 1,171,523 people lived in the region.

BELTA.