Lepel District is located in the south-west of Vitebsk Region, bordering Chashnitsky, Dokshitsky, Ushachsky, and Beshenkovichsky districts of Vitebsk Region.

The area of the district is 180 thousand hectares. There are 224 populated localities on the territory of the district, including the town of Lepel. The population of the district is 31.5 thousand people.

Lepel District is an industrial region, a centre of economic growth for Vitebsk Region of the Republic of Belarus.

The industrial complex of the district is represented by 5 organisations with an average headcount of 1.4 thousand employees. Two industrial organisations – the "Lepel Dairy and Canning Plant" branch of JSC "Vitebsk Meat Packing Plant" and the "Lepel" branch of CJSC "Vitebskagropromproduct" – account for 90 percent of industrial production. The structure of the district's industrial production is dominated by the production of food products and the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and air conditioning.

The district's agro-industrial complex comprises 9 agricultural organisations whose main focus is dairy and beef cattle breeding, and pig farming, with developed grain and rapeseed production.

The construction complex is represented by three organisations, with DKSUP "Lepel PMK-75" playing a leading role.

In the trade sector, there are 361 retail outlets and 87 catering establishments. Rural residents are served by 10 mobile shops.

Transport services for the population are provided by the branch "Autotransport Enterprise No. 14 of Lepel" of OJSC "Vitebskoblavtotrans".

There is a developed social sphere.

The district's healthcare system is represented by the healthcare institution "Lepel Central District Hospital" and the healthcare institution "Lepel Regional Psychiatric Hospital". Two nursing care homes are in operation. Outpatient care is provided by the central polyclinic with a capacity of 375 visits per shift, and the dental polyclinic with a capacity of 100 visits per shift. To improve access to outpatient care in Lepel, there are 2 general practitioner outpatient clinics (serving 5 therapeutic areas). Outpatient care in rural areas is provided by 6 rural general practitioner outpatient clinics with a capacity of 185 visits per shift, which include 13 paramedic-midwife posts.

The education system includes 13 general secondary education institutions, 17 preschool education institutions, the Lepel District Centre for Children and Youth, the Centre for Correctional and Developmental Education and Rehabilitation, and a socio-pedagogical centre. There are 2 sports facilities. The district has 37 cultural institutions, including 17 libraries, 15 club-type institutions, 1 craft centre, 1 museum, and 3 art schools. There is a training facility for agricultural personnel – the educational institution "Lepel State Agrarian-Technical College".

The Lepel District possesses significant potential for business development.

The main adornment and treasury of nature in the Lepel region is the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Today, the reserve is the largest scientific and educational institution of global significance. The ecosystems of swamps and black alder forests have no analogues not only in Belarus but also on the entire European continent.

The Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve is a major natural laboratory for environmental monitoring. Zoological and botanical research has been conducted there since 1924.

The scientific research activities of the reserve consist of conducting stationary year-round studies aimed at studying natural complexes and the dynamics of natural processes to assess and predict the state of ecosystems, fauna and flora, and to develop scientific foundations for nature conservation and the preservation of biological diversity.

Special attention is paid to monitoring the population status of animal and plant species that are rare in Europe and Belarus, and measures are being developed for their protection.

At the background monitoring station, daily research is conducted to assess the impact of various types of pollutants entering the territory of the reserve. All information obtained from the environmental monitoring programs of the Berezinsky Reserve is widely used both in Belarus and in a number of European scientific centers, and is fed into the EuroMAB system.

The beautiful nature, healing air, and picturesque territory of the Lepel district with its numerous reservoirs attract attention with their powerful tourist potential.

Archaeological sites are preserved in the district near the villages of Ozyortsy, Voron', Domzheritsy, Zvezda, and Stary Lepel. The Tsar Oak in the village of Tadulino has been declared a natural monument of republican significance. In the village of Susha, remains of defensive ramparts of a 16th-century fortress have been found. In the town of Lepel, architectural monuments include the Roman Catholic Church of St. Casimir from the second half of the 19th century and the Church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa from the early 20th century.

Sanatoria operating in the district include the State Institution "Lepel Military Sanatorium of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus", the State Enterprise Children's Rehabilitation and Health Centre "Zhemchuzhina", and the "LODE" boarding house. Tourist accommodation is available at the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve hotel complexes "Plavno" and "Serguch", and "Nivki".

Competitive advantages of the region:

Two key industrial enterprises operate within the district, capable of producing competitive goods. These are the "Lepel Dairy and Canned Goods Plant" branch of JSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant" and the "Lepel" branch of CJSC "Vitebskagroproduct". The production capacity of the "Lepel Dairy and Canned Goods Plant" branch of JSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant" is currently 480 tonnes of milk per day, and that of the "Lepel" branch of CJSC "Vitebskagroproduct" is 540 tonnes per day.

Five agricultural organisations in Lepel District are part of the Vitebsk integration structure, established in accordance with Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 320 of 25 August 2016 "On the Development of Agricultural Production in Vitebsk Region", including three under trust management agreements. There is a training facility for agricultural personnel – the educational institution "Lepel State Agrarian-Technical College".

Lepel District possesses significant potential for business development, not only due to its favourable geographical location but also its investment policy.

There are land plots within the district that can be leased to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for the construction of tourism facilities, including agro-ecotourism, without the approval of the Head of State (within the framework of Directive of the President of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko No. 92 rp of 13 June 2017 "On the Approval of Land Plot Allocation").

The availability of unused real estate will allow investors to open new production facilities. The properties are offered to investors for their involvement in economic circulation through sale, including with the establishment of an initial sale price equal to one base value, lease, or transfer for the implementation of an investment project.