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Homiel Voblast
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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 | 2,178 | ||||||
| City raions | 8 | ||||||
| Area | Ranked N/A | ||||||
| - Total | 40,400 km² | ||||||
| - % of National total | 19.5 % | ||||||
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| Population | Ranked N/A | ||||||
| - Population | 1,485,100 | ||||||
| - % of National total | 16.4 % | ||||||
| - Density | 37 /km² | ||||||
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| Chairman | Alexander Yakobson | ||||||
| Abbreviations | BY-HO | ||||||
| Web site (RU/EN) | www.gomel-region.gov.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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The Homiel Voblasts comprises 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.
- Gomel (Belarusian: Го́мель; Russian: Гомель) - 481,200
- Mazyr (Belarusian: Мазы́р; Russian: Мо́зырь) - 111,800
- Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жло́бін; Russian: Жло́бин; Łacinka: Žłobin)- 72,800
- Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск; Russian:
Светлого́рск)- 71,700 - Rechytsa (Belarusian: Рэчыца, Russian: Речица) - 66,200
- Kalinkavichy (Belarusian: Калінкавічы) - 37,900
- Rahachow (Belarusian: Рагачоў; Russian: Рогачёв) - 34,700
- Dobrush - 19,300
- Zhytkavichy(Belarusian: Жыткавічы) - 16,900
- Khoiniki (Belarusian: Хойнікі; Russian: Хойники) - 14,200
- Petrykaw (Belarusian: Петрыкаў; Russian: Петриков) - 10,800
- Yelsk (Belarusian: Ельск; Russian: Ельск) - 10,000
- Buda-Kashalyowa (Belarusian: Буда-Кашалёва; Russian: Буда-Кошелёво) - 9,500
- Narowla (Belarusian: Нароўля; Russian: Наровля) - 8.200
- Vetka (Belarusian: Ветка; Russian: Ветка) - 7,800
- Chachersk (Belarusian: Чачэрск; Russian: Чечерск) - 7,700
- Vassilyevichy - 4,500
- Turaw (Belarusian: Ту́раў; Russian: Ту́ров) - 3,200
- Subdivisions of Belarus
- Gomel Province (disambiguation)
 Subdivisions of Homiel Voblast, Belarus |
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| Raions |
Aktsyabar Raion • Brahin Raion • Buda-Kashalyowa Raion • Chachersk Raion • Dobrush Raion • Homiel Raion • Kalinkavichy Raion • Khoiniki Raion • Karma Raion • Lyelchytsy Raion • Loyew Raion • Mazyr Raion • Narowla Raion • Petrykaw Raion • Rahachow Raion • Rechytsa Raion • Svetlahorsk Raion • Vetka Raion • Yelsk Raion • Zhlobin Raion • Zhytkavichy Raion |
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| Cities |
Buda-Kashalyova • Chachersk • Dobrush • Homiel • Kalinkavichy • Khoiniki • Mazyr • Narowla • Petrykaw • Rahachow • Rechytsa • Svetlahorsk • Turaw • Vassilyevichy • Vetka • Yelsk • Zhlobin • Zhytkavichy |
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