Homiel Voblast

Infobox Voblasts
Name = Homiel Voblast
Englishname = Homiel Voblast
Belarusianname = Го́мельская во́бласць
Englishname2 = Gomel Oblast
Russianname = Го́мельская о́бласть

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Capital = Gomel
LargestCities = Gomel - 481,200 Mazyr - 111,800 Zhlobin - 72,800
Chairman = Alexander Yakobson
Raions = 21
CityRaions = 4
Cities = 17
SMT = 278
Villages = 2,608
AreaRank = "N/A"
PCNationaltotal1 = 19.5
TotalArea = 40,400
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Population = 1,495,100
PCNationaltotal2 = 16.4
Density = 37
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ISOCode = BY-HO
Website = www.gomel-region.by

Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast ( _be. Го́мельская во́бласць; translit.: "Homel'skaya Voblasts"; _ru. 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.

Administrative Subdivisions

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

Cities and towns

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

ee also

*Subdivisions of Belarus
*Gomel Province (disambiguation)

External links

* [http://www.gomel-region.gov.by/index.php?lang=txt_eng Homyel Regional Executive Committee]

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