Mogilev Region facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mahilyow Voblasts Магілёўская во́бласць Могилёвская о́бласть Mogilev Oblast
The Saint Nicholas Monastery, Mogilev
Flag Coat of arms
Administrative center	Mogilev
Largest cities	Mogilev - 365,100 Babruysk - 220,800 Asipovichy - 34,700
Raions	21 Towns - 14 Urban localities - 12
City raions	3
Area
• Total	29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Lowest elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,099,374
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Website	region.mogilev.by

Mogilev Region, also Mahilyow Voblasts (Province) or Mogilyov Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Mogilyov (Mahilyow).

Mogilev and Homyel Voblasts suffered severely after the Chernobyl nuclear radioactive reactor catastrophe in April 1986.

Important cities in the voblast are: Mogilyov, Asipovichy, and Babruysk.

Many rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast. They include the: Dnieper River (Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh, Druts, Pronya and Ptsich rivers.

There are 21 districts (raions), 195 selsovets, 14 towns, 3 city municipalities, and 12 urban-type settlements.

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  Map of the administrative subdivisions of the Mogilev Region

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See also

In Spanish: Óblast de Maguilov para niños