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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 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 40,400 km2 (15,600 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 1,495,100 | ||
| • Density | 37/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.gomel-region.by | ||
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. Its administrative center is Homyel.
Important cities in the voblast include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush
Homiel Province and Mahilyow Voblast were hurt severely after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe. The Gomel Province borders the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in places. Part of it is a mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of the radioactive contamination.
The Homiel Voblast has 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.
Images for kids
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The frozen Biarezina River in Svietlahorsk.
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See also
In Spanish: Óblast de Gómel para niños
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