Homiel Voblast

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Homiel Voblast

Го́мельская во́бласць

Gomel Oblast

Го́мельская о́бласть


Flag of Homiel Voblast Coat of arms of Homiel Voblast
Map of the Belarus with Homiel Voblast highlighted
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
Area  Ranked N/A
 - Total 40,400 km²
 - % of National total 19.5 %
 - Width N/A km
 - Length N/A km
 - % water N/A
 - Latitude N/A
 - Longitude N/A
Population  Ranked N/A
 - Population 1,495,100
 - % of National total 16.4 %
 - Density 37 /km²
Elevation  
 - Highest point N/A
N/A m
 - Lowest point N/A
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Chairman Alexander Yakobson
Abbreviations BY-HO
Web site (RU/EN) 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.

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[edit] Administrative Subdivisions

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

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