Region of Belarus
Region in Gomel, Belarus
Gomel region
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Country Belarus Administrative center Gomel Largest cities Gomel – 481,200Mazyr – 111,800Zhlobin – 72,800Districts 21 City districts 4 Government
• Chairman Ivan Ivanovich Krupko Area
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40,361.66 km2 (15,583.72 sq mi) Population • Total
1,338,617 • Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi) GDP • Total BYN 25.6 billion • Per capita BYN 18,500 ISO 3166 code BY-HO HDI (2022)0.801[ 3] very high ·2th Website www.gomel-region.by
Gomel region , also known asGomel oblast [ a] Homyel voblasts ,[ b] regions of Belarus . Itsadministrative center isGomel . The total area of the region is 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). As of 2024, it had a population of 1,338,617.[ 1]
Its largest settlements includeGomel ,Mazyr ,Zhlobin ,Svyetlahorsk ,Rechytsa ,Kalinkavichy ,Rahachow andDobrush .
Both Gomel region andMogilev region suffered severely from theChernobyl disaster .[ 4] Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in places, and parts of it have been designated as mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of theradioactive contamination .[ 5]
Administrative territorial entities [ edit ] Gomel region comprises 21districts and 2 city municipalities. The districts have 278selsovets , and 17 cities and towns.
Districts of Gomel region [ edit ] English Belarusian Pop. (2023)[ 6] 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 Yelsk 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
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.[ 7]
The southernmost point ofBelarus is located in Gomel region, on theDnieper River to the south of the urban-type settlement ofKamaryn ,Brahin District .[ 8]
The 3rd largest lake in Belarus,Lake Chervonoye , is located in Gomel region,Zhytkavichy District .[ 9]
Gomel region bordersMogilev region on the north,Brest region on the west,Russia (Bryansk oblast ) on the east andUkraine (Chernihiv oblast ,Kyiv oblast andZhytomyr oblast ) on the south and southeast.
Belarusians in the region
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The processing industry is represented byalcoholic beverages , such aswine andbeer ,soft drinks , as well as the vegetable-drying and canning industries.Mazyr is home to one of Belarus' majoroil refineries .
Gomel region is a majortransport hub . Major railway junctions include Gomel, Zhlobin, and Kalinkavichy. Gomel is located at the intersection of the highways 95EOdesa –Kyiv –St. Petersburg ,Bakhmach –Vilnius , and M10Bryansk –Brest . River transport is also common in the region with regular navigation on the Pripyat, Dnieper andBerezina rivers.
The number of travel agencies in Gomel region has grown from 21 in 2000 to 54 in 2010.[ 10] [ 11] Pripyatsky National Park andGomel .
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As a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 20 out of 21 districts of the Gomel region were damaged,357 settlements ceased to exist, about 40 farms and 216 thousand hectares of agricultural land were taken out of operation,1127 settlements were contaminated, the number of affected population was 749 thousand people.[ 12] Brahin ,Khoyniki ,Narowlya ,Vyetka ,Dobrush ,Chachersk ,Karma .[ 13] Polesie State Radioecological Reserve , which is a radioecological nature reserve, is situated in the southern part of the region. It was created to enclose the territory of Belarus most affected byradioactive fallout from theChernobyl disaster . Children in the Gomel oblast (region) in Belarus received the highest thyroid doses of radiation in the county.[ 14]
^a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" .belsat.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved6 May 2024 .^ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2023" .www.belstat.gov.by .^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" .hdi.globaldatalab.org .^ "English: Chernobyl radiation map from CIA handbook, SVG'd by User:Sting, and re-anglified by me (To the same strange names used in the original)" .^ Mould, Richard Francis (2000-05-01).Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe . CRC Press.ISBN 9780750306706 ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" .belsat.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved5 August 2023 .^ "Nature reserves and national parks, wildlife preserves and nature sanctuaries" .Land of Ancestors . Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved29 November 2013 .^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier" .Land of Ancestors . The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved20 September 2013 .^ "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus" .Land of Ancestors . Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved29 September 2013 .^ Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011)."Number of organizations engaged in tourist activities in 2010 in Belarus" .Land of Ancestors . National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved9 October 2013 . ^ Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. (2011)."Number of organisations engaged in tourist activities in Belarus by region" .Land of Ancestors . National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved9 October 2013 . ^ https://sdgs.by/en/zasedanie/the-meeting-of-the-council-for-sustainable-development-dedicated-to-the-international-chernobyl-disaster-remembrance-day-was-held-in-minsk-2/?print=print ^ https://chornobyl.in.ua/en/maps-of-belarus-contamination.html ^ https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28312/chernobyl-chapter-iv-dose-estimates
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