Mogilev Region or Mogilev Oblast or Mahiliow Voblasts ( be, link=no, Магілёўская вобласць; ''Mahiloŭskaja voblasć''; russian: link=no, Могилёвская область; ''Mogilyovskaya Oblast''), is a region (''

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of ...

'') of Belarus with its

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Mogilev Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...

(Mahilyow). Both Mogilev and

Gomel Region 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 i ...

s suffered severely after the Chernobyl nuclear radioactive reactor catastrophe in April 1986. Important cities within the region include

Asipovichy Asipovichy ( be, Асiповiчы; Łacinka: Asipovičy, pl, Osipowicze) or Osipovichi (russian: Осипо́вичи) is a town in Mahilyow Oblast, Belarus, located 136 km southwest of Mahilyow, 3 km south of the Minsk-Homyel expressw ...

and

Babruysk Babruysk, Babrujsk or Bobruisk ( be, Бабруйск , Łacinka: , rus, Бобруйск, Bobrujsk, bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k, yi, באָברויסק ) is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina River. , its population was 209 ...

Geography

The Mogilev Region covers a total area of , about 14% of the national total. The oblast's greatest extent from north to south is , from east to west - , while the highest point is

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and the lowest at above sea level. Many rivers flow through the Mogilev Region including 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 ...

(Dniapro),

Berezina The Berezina or Biarezina ( be, Бярэ́зіна; ) is a river in Belarus and a right tributary of the Dnieper. The river starts in the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. The length of the Berezina is 613 km. The width of the river is 15-20 m, the ...

Sozh The Sozh, or Sož ( be, Сож, ; russian: Сож, uk, Сож) is an international river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. T ...

, Druts, Pronya and

Ptsich The Ptsich, or Pcič official transliteration ( be, Пціч, ) is a river in Eastern Europe. It flows south through Belarus, taking its source near Minsk, and draining into the Pripyat, being its left tributary. It is long, and has a drainage b ...

. The oblast' also has small lakes, the largest being the Zaozerye Lake with a surface area of . The Chigirin Reservoir on the Druts River has an area of . The extreme eastern point of Belarus is situated within the Mogilev Region to the east of the Khotimsk District.

Climate

Mogilev Region has a temperate continental climate. The region has cold winters and warm summers. January's average temperature reaches from in the northeast to in the southwest. July's average temperature reaches from in the northeast to in the southwest. The region's average yearly vegetative period lasts around 183–194 days. The average

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

is a year with approximately 70% falling during the warm season (April–October).

Demographics

With a total population of 1,088,100 (2011), 353,600 inhabitants live in rural areas and 855,000 live in cities or towns. There are 639,300 women and 567,300 men in the region, of which 288,100 are under 18 while 267,300 are elderly people. Of the major nationalities living in the Mogilev Region, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belarusians, 132,000 are Russians, 3,500 are

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

, 2,800 are

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

, 2,110 are

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

, 1,700 are

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

, 1,300 are

Lithuanians Lithuanians ( lt, lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people. Another million or two make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Uni ...

, 1,100 are

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...

, and 1,070 are

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

. File:Belarusians in Mahilioŭskaja voblasć, Belarus (2009 census).png, Belarusians in the region File:Russians in Mahilioŭskaja voblasć, Belarus (2009 census).png, Russians in the region

Tourism

The number of travel agencies in Mogilev Region has grown from 20 in 2000 to 50 in 2010, 12 of which provide agent services, the others are tour operators. Mogilev Region hosts 3-4% of all the organized tourist arrivals to the Republic of Belarus. Most popular cities to visit in the region are

and

Bobruisk Babruysk, Babrujsk or Bobruisk ( be, Бабруйск , Łacinka: , rus, Бобруйск, Bobrujsk, bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k, yi, באָברויסק ) is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina River. , its population was 2 ...

Administrative subdivisions

Today the region consists of 21

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(

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), 195

selsovets Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

, 14 towns, 3 city municipalities, and 12

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

Districts of Mogilev Region

Mogilev-Oblast-administrative-subdivisions

The twenty-one

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s (

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s) of the Mogilev Region are: * Asipovichy District * Babruysk District *

Byalynichy District Byalynichy District ( be, Бялыніцкі раён, russian: Белыничский район, Belynichsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Byalynichy. As of 200 ...

Bykhaw District Bykhaw District ( be, Быхаўскі раён, russian: Быховский район, Bykhovsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Bykhaw Bykhaw ( be, Бы́хаў, Łacinka: ''By ...

* Chavusy District * Cherykaw District * Drybin District *

Hlusk District Hlusk District ( be, Глускі раён, russian: Глусский район, Glussky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Hlusk Hlusk ( be, Глуск; russian: � ...

Horki District Horki District ( be, Горацкі раён, russian: Горецкий район, Goretsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Horki Horki ( be, Горкі, , pl, Horki) or Gorki ...

* Kastsyukovichy District *

Khotsimsk District Hotsimsk District ( be, Хоцімскі раён, russian: Хотимский район, Khotimsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). offici ...

Kirawsk District Kirawsk District ( be, Кіраўскі раён, russian: Кировский район, Kirovsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Kirawsk.Klichaw District *

Klimavichy District Klimavichy District ( be, Клімавіцкі раён, russian: Климовичский район, ''Klimovichsky raion'') is a district in Mogilev Region, Belarus. The administrative center is the town of Klimavichy Klimavichy ( be, Клiм� ...

Krasnapolle District Krasnapolle District ( be, Краснапольскі раён, russian: Краснопольский район, Krasnopolsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Krasn ...

* Kruhlaye District *

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Mogilev District Mogilev District ( be, Магілёўскі раён, russian: Могилёвский район, Mahilyow Raion, Mogilyovsky Raion, Mogilevsky Raion) is a district (raion) in Mogilev Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is th ...

Mstsislaw District Mstsislaw District ( be, Мсціслаўскі раён, russian: Мстиславский район, Mstislavsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Mstsislaw. As of 2009, its populat ...

Shklow District Shklow District ( be, Шклоўскі раён, russian: Шкловский район, Shklovsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Shklow. As of 2009, its population was 30,802. Popu ...

Slawharad District Slawharad District ( be, Слаўгарадскі раён, russian: Славгородский район, Slavgorodsky raion) is a raion (district) in Mogilev Region, Belarus, the administrative center is the town of Slawharad. As of 2009, its po ...

Cities and towns

Population of cities and towns in Mogilev Region