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Gomel Region or Homieĺ Region,[1] also known as Gomel Oblast or Homyel Voblasts (Шаблон:Lang-be; Шаблон:Lang-ru), is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel.

The total area of the region is Шаблон:Convert, the population in 2011 stood at 1,435,000 with the number of inhabitants per km2 at 36.[2]

Its largest settlements include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svyetlahorsk, Rechytsa, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow and Dobrush.

Both the Gomel Region and the Mogilev Region suffered severely from the Chernobyl disaster.[3] The Gomel Province borders the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in places, and parts of it have been designated as mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of the radioactive contamination.[4]

Administrative territorial entities

Gomel Region comprises 21 districts and 2 city municipalities. The districts have 278 selsovets, and 17 cities and towns.

Districts of Gomel Region

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Cities and towns

English Belarusian Pop. (2023)[5]
Gomel Гомель 501,802
Mazyr Мазыр 105,321
Zhlobin Жлобін 77,049
Rechytsa Рэчыца 65,423
Svyetlahorsk Светлагорск 63,202
Kalinkavichy Калінкавічы 37,050
Rahachow Рагачоў 32,029
Dobrush Добруш 18,137
Zhytkavichy Жыткавічы 15,961
Khoyniki Хойнікі 13,248
Pyetrykaw Петрыкаў 10,303
Chachersk Чачэрск 8,885
Yel’sk Ельск 8,864
Vyetka Ветка 8,625
Buda-Kashalyova Буда-Кашалёва 8,618
Narowlya Нароўля 8,352
Brahin Брагін 4,546
Vasilyevichy Васілевічы 3,285
Turov Тураў 2,766

Geography

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The frozen Biarezina River in Svyetlahorsk

Pripyatsky National Park covers 2% of the territory of the region. Eleven wildlife preserves of national importance cover 2.1% of the region.[6]

The extreme southern point of Belarus is located in Gomel Region, on the Dnieper River to the south of the urban-type settlement of Kamaryn, Brahin District.[7]

The 3rd largest lake in Belarus, Lake Chervonoye, is located in Gomel Region, Zhytkavichy District.[8]

Gomel Region borders Mogilev Region on the north, Brest Region on the west, Russia (Bryansk Oblast) on the east and Ukraine (Chernihiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast and Zhytomyr Oblast) on the south and southeast.

Demography

Economy

The processing industry is represented by alcohol, alcoholic beverage, wine, beer and soft drinks, vegetable-drying and canning industries. Mazyr is home to one of Belarus' major oil refineries. Шаблон:Further

Transport

Gomel Region is a major transport hub. Major railway junctions include Gomel, Zhlobin, and Kalinkavichy. Gomel is located at the intersection of the highways 95E OdesaKyivSt. Petersburg, BakhmachVilnius, and M10 BryanskBrest. River transport is also common in the region with regular navigation on the Pripyat, Dnieper and Berezina rivers.

Tourism

The number of travel agencies in Gomel Region has grown from 21 in 2000 to 54 in 2010.[9][10] Main tourist destinations of the region are Pripyatsky National Park and Gomel.

References

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External links

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