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Homyel Voblast
Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel. The total area of the region is , the population in 2011 stood at 1,435,000 with the number of inhabitants per km2 at 36. Important cities within the region include: Homiel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svietlahorsk, Rechytsa, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow and Dobrush. Both the Gomel Region and the Mogilev Region suffered severely from the Chernobyl disaster. 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. 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 * Akciabrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Belarus
At the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six ''oblasts'' (''voblasts'' or provinces). The city of Minsk, has a special status as the capital of Belarus. Minsk is also the capital of Minsk Region. at the website of the Belarus embassy in . At the second level, the regions are divided into ''s'' (districts). The layout and extent of the regions were set in 1960 when Belarus (then the ) formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyelchytsy District
Lyelchytsy District or Lieĺčycki Rajon ( be, Лельчыцкі раён, translit=Lieĺčycki rajon; ) is a district (''raion'') of Belarus located in the Gomel Region. Its administrative center is Lieĺčycki. History The district was created on 17 July 1924 during early Soviet administrative reforms and frequently changed status in the first three decades of its existence. Originally formed from the Bujnavicki and Lieĺčycki townships (''volosts'') of the abolished Mazyr Uyezd, the district belonged to the newly established Mazyr Okrug of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) until 1930, when Mazyr Okrug was dissolved. From 1930 to 1935 the district was a first-order subdivision of the BSSR. At the time of its creation in 1924, the district had 12 village councils, 147 settlements, 4,913 farms, and 27,664 residents. The village of Lieĺčycki contained 306 farms and 1,659 residents. In 1935, the Mazyr Okrug was reinstated and Lieĺčycki rejoined. New admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at seven—the maximum severity—on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. The initial emergency response, together with later decontamination of the environment, involved more than 500,000 personnel and cost an estimated 18 billion roubles—roughly US$68 billion in 2019, adjusted for inflation. The accident occurred during a safety test meant to measure the ability of the steam turbine to power the emergency feedwater pumps of an RBMK-type nuclear reactor in the event of a simultaneous loss of external power and major coolant leak. During a planned decrease of reactor power in preparation for the test, the operators accidentally dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoiniki District
Khoiniki District or Chojnicki Rajon ( be, Хойніцкі раён, russian: Хойникский район) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Hoiniki. Geography The district includes the town of Hoiniki, 8 rural councils (''Selsovets''), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve. Notable residents * Jazep Haŝkevič (Iosif Goshkevich) (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist * Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist * Fyodar Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor Vasil Kushner. Fedor Stravinsky (1843-1902). // Famous names of the Fatherland. Issue two. - Minsk: Belarusian Cultural Foundation, 2003. P. 348 (Кушнер Васіль. Фёдар Стравінскі (1843—1902). // Славутыя імёны Бацькаўшчыны. Выпуск дру ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karma District
Karma District, Karma Rajоn, Karmianski Rajоn ( be, Кармянскі раён, russian: Кормянский район ) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... References Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinkavichy District
Kalinkavichy District, Kalinkavičy Rajon or Kalinkavicki Rajon ( be, Калінкавіцкі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. In 1998, the rural area was united with the town of Kalinkavičy , nickname = , image_skyline = Kalinkavichy2.JPG , image_size = , image_caption = City street , image_flag = Flag_of_Kalinkavičy.svg , image_shield = Coat_of_Arms_of_Kalinkavičy,_Belarus.svg , image_m ... to form a single administrative unit covering 2,756 km2, with a total population of 71,500. References Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomel District
Gomel District, Homieĺski Rajon ( be, Гомельскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... References Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrush District
Dobrush District, Dobrušski Rajon ( be, Добрушскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its capital is Dobrush and the uninhabited Russian exclave Sankovo-Medvezhye is situated here. Administrative Divisions The Dobrush District is divided into 14 village council regions (Selsovets). * Borschovsky * Ivakovsky * Kormyansky * Krugovets-Kalininsky * Krupetsky * Kuzminichsky * Leninist * Nosovichsky * Pererostovsky * Rassvetovsky * Terekhovsky * Usoho-Budsky * Utevsky * Zhgunsky Notable residents * Cimoch Vostrykaǔ (in Belarusian Цімох Вострыкаў) (1922, Barščoŭka village - 2007), member of the anti-Soviet resistance, representative of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Gulag The Gulag, an acronym for , , "chief administration of the camps". The original name given to the system of camps controlled by the GPU was the Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps (, )., name=, group= was the governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chachersk District
Chachersk District, Čačerski Rajon ( be, Чачэрскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buda-Kashalyova District
Buda-Kashalyova District, Buda-Kašaliouski Rajon ( be, Буда-Кашалёўскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Places of interest Biological reserve "Buda-Kašaloǔski on the Dnieper } The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and B ... lowland References Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahin District
Brahin District or Brahinski Rajon ( be, Брагінскі раён, russian: Брагинский район, Bragin District), is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the small town of Brahin. Geography The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, 14 rural councils (''Selsovets''), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve. To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus. Notable residents Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator See also * |
Akciabrski District
Akciabrski District, Akciabrski Rajon ( be, Акцябрскі раён) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Gomel Region, in southern Belarus, with capital Akciabrski. Its rural territory includes 8 ''selsoviets'' (rural districts): Акцябрскі, Валосавіцкі, Ламавіцкі, Любанскі, Ляскавіцкі, Парэцкі, Пратасаўскі, Чырвонаслабодскі. Demographics At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Akciabrski Raion had a population of 15,989. Of these, 95.1% were of Belarusian, 2.8% Russian and 1.0% Ukrainian ethnicity. 90.8% spoke Belarusian and 7.6% Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ... as their native language. External links Akciabrski Raion administrative website Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
