Gomel region
Homiel Voblast
Го́мельская во́бласць Го́мельская о́бласть Gomel Oblast | |
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| 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 (15,600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,495,100 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Website | www.gomel-region.by |
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast (Template:Lang-be; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasts; Template:Lang-ru; 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 Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe.[1] The Gomel Province borders the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in places, and part of it is designated as mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of the radioactive contamination[2].
Administrative Subdivisions
The Homiel Voblasts comprises 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.
Cities and towns
- Gomel (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 481,200
- Mazyr (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 111,800
- Zhlobin (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Žłobin)- 72,800
- Svetlahorsk (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru)- 71,700
- Rechytsa (Template:Lang-be, Template:Lang-ru) - 66,200
- Kalinkavichy (Template:Lang-be) - 37,900
- Rahachow (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 34,700
- Dobrush - 19,300
- Zhytkavichy(Template:Lang-be) - 16,900
- Khoiniki (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 14,200
- Petrykaw (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 10,800
- Yelsk (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 10,000
- Buda-Kashalyowa (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 9,500
- Narowla (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 8.200
- Vetka (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 7,800
- Chachersk (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 7,700
- Vassilyevichy - 4,500
- Turaw (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 3,200
- Brahin - 3,700
Geography of Homiel Voblast
See also
- Subdivisions of Belarus
- Gomel Province (disambiguation)
References
- ^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chernobyl_radiation_map_1996.svg
- ^ Mould, Richard Francis (2000-05-01). Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe. CRC Press. ISBN 9780750306706.
External links
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