Khoiniki District

Khoiniki District
Хойніцкі раён (be)
Хойникский район (ru)

Coat of arms

Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region
Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E / 51.900°N 29.967°E / 51.900; 29.967Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E / 51.900°N 29.967°E / 51.900; 29.967
Country  Belarus
Voblast Gomel
Seat Hoiniki
Government
 • Ispolkom ?
Area
 • Total 2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 19,539
Website Official website

Khoiniki District or Chojnicki Rajon (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, Russian: Хойникский район) is an administrative subdivision, a rajon of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Hoiniki.

Geography

The district includes the town of Hoiniki, 8 rural councils (Selsovets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Russian) Source: BelStat 2016
  2. ↑ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik (APB BirdLife Belarus)
  3. ↑ 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap

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