Homiel Voblast

Homiel Voblast Го́мельская во́бласць Го́мельская о́бласть Gomel Oblast
Flag Coat of arms
Administrative center	Gomel
Largest cities	Gomel - 481,200 Mazyr - 111,800 Zhlobin - 72,800
Raions	21 Cities - 17 Urban localities - 278 Villages - 2,608
City raions	4
Government
- Chairman	Alexander Yakobson
Area
- Total	40,400 km2 (15,598.5 sq mi)
Population
- Total	1,495,100
- Density	37/km2 (95.8/sq mi)
Website	www.gomel-region.by

Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast (Belarusian: Го́мельская во́бласць; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasts; Russian: Го́мельская о́бласть; translit.: Gomel'skaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.

Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush

Homiel Province and Mahilyow Voblast suffered severely after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe^[1].

Administrative Subdivisions

The Homiel Voblasts comprises 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.

Cities and towns

• Gomel (Belarusian: Го́мель; Russian: Гомель) - 481,200
• Mazyr (Belarusian: Мазы́р; Russian: Мо́зырь) - 111,800
• Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жло́бін; Russian: Жло́бин; Łacinka: Žłobin)- 72,800
• Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск; Russian: Светлого́рск)- 71,700
• Rechytsa (Belarusian: Рэчыца, Russian: Речица) - 66,200
• Kalinkavichy (Belarusian: Калінкавічы) - 37,900
• Rahachow (Belarusian: Рагачоў; Russian: Рогачёв) - 34,700
• Dobrush - 19,300
• Zhytkavichy(Belarusian: Жыткавічы) - 16,900
• Khoiniki (Belarusian: Хойнікі; Russian: Хойники) - 14,200
• Petrykaw (Belarusian: Петрыкаў; Russian: Петриков) - 10,800
• Yelsk (Belarusian: Ельск; Russian: Ельск) - 10,000
• Buda-Kashalyowa (Belarusian: Буда-Кашалёва; Russian: Буда-Кошелёво) - 9,500
• Narowla (Belarusian: Нароўля; Russian: Наровля) - 8.200
• Vetka (Belarusian: Ветка; Russian: Ветка) - 7,800
• Chachersk (Belarusian: Чачэрск; Russian: Чечерск) - 7,700
• Vassilyevichy - 4,500
• Turaw (Belarusian: Ту́раў; Russian: Ту́ров) - 3,200
• Brahin - 3,700

Geography of Homiel Voblast

The frozen Svetlahorsk Berezina river.

References

1. ^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chernobyl_radiation_map_1996.svg

See also

• Subdivisions of Belarus
• Gomel Province (disambiguation)

External links

• Homyel Regional Executive Committee

v • d • e Subdivisions of Homiel Voblast, Belarus Districts (raioni) Aktsyabar · Brahin · Buda-Kashalyowa · Chachersk · Dobrush · Homiel · Kalinkavichy · Khoiniki · Karma · Lyelchytsy · Loyew · Mazyr · Narowla · Petrykaw · Rahachow · Rechytsa · Svetlahorsk · Vetka · Yelsk · Zhlobin · Zhytkavichy Cities Brahin · Buda-Kashalyova · Chachersk · Dobrush · Homiel · Kalinkavichy · Khoiniki · Mazyr · Narowla · Petrykaw · Rahachow · Rechytsa · Svetlahorsk · Turaw · Vassilyevichy · Vetka · Yelsk · Zhlobin · Zhytkavichy

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