Homiel Voblast

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Homyel Voblast (Province) or Gomel Oblast (Belarusian: ; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasc; Russian: ; translit.: Gomel'skaya Oblast; Łacinka: Homiel Vobłaść) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.

Homiel Province and Mahilyow Voblast suffered severely after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe.

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Administrative Sudivisions

The Homiel Voblast is comprised of 21 districts (raions), 278 selsovets, 17 cities, and 8 city municipalities.

Homyel (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) - 481,200
Mazyr (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) - 111,800
Zhlobin (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Žłobin)- 72,800
Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Śvietłahorsk, untill 1961: Šaciłki)- 71,700
Rechytsia (Belarusian: , Russian: ; Łacinka: Rečyca) - 66,200
Kalinkavichy (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Kalinkavičy) - 37,900
Rahachow (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Rahačoŭ) - 34,700
Dobrush (Łacinka: Dobruš) - 19,300
Zhytkavichy(Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Žytkavičy) [- 16,900
Khoiniki (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Chojniki) - 14,200
Petrtkow (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Pietrykaŭ) - 10,800
Jelsk (Belarusian: ) - 10,000
Buda-Kashalyowa (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Buda-Kašalova) - 9,500
Narowla (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Naroŭla) - 8.200
Vetka (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Vietka) - 7,800
Chachersk (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Čačersk) - 7,700
Vassilyevichy - 4,500
Turaw (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Turaŭ; Polish: ) - 3,200

	Subdivisions of Belarus

	Brest \| Homiel \| Hrodna \| Mahilyow \| Minsk \| Minsk City \| Vitsebsk

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