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 |
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Raions | 21 Cities - 17 Urban localities - 278 Villages - 2,608 |
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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 Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe.[1]
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The Homiel Voblasts comprises 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.
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