Mahilyow Voblast

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Mahilyow Voblast (Province) or Mogilev Oblast (Belarusian: ; Mahilyowskaya Voblasc; Russian: ; Mogilevskaya Oblast; Łacinka: Mahiloŭ Vobłaść) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Mogilev (Mahilyow).

Mogilev and Homiel Voblasts suffered severely after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe in 1986.

Important cities within the voblast' include: Asipovichy, Babruysk, and Mogilev.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Climate

2 Demographics
3 Administrative Sudivisions

3.1 Raions of Mahilyow Voblast
3.2 Cities and towns

4 See also
5 External link

Geography

The Mahilyow Voblast covers a total area of 29,000 km², about 14% of the national total. The voblast's greatest extent from north to south is 150 km, from east to west - 300 km. The highest point is 239 meters above sea level and the lowest point is 126 m above sea level.

The Sozh river in Homyel.

Many rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast. They include the: Dnieper River (Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh, Druts, Pronya and Ptych (Ptyč) rivers. However, the voblast' contains little lakes, with the largest being the Zaozerye Lake with a surface area of 0.58 km². Also, the Chihirinsk Reservoir on the Druts river has an area of 21.1 km².

Climate

The Mahilyow Voblast has a temperate continental climate. The region has mild winters and warm summers. January's average temperature reaches from -8.2°C in the northeast to -6.5°C in the southwest. July's average temperature reaches from 17.8°C in the northeast to 18.7°C in the southwest. The region's average vegatative period every year is about 183-194 days. The average percipitation is 575-675 mm a year. About 70% of the year's precipitation falls during the warm season (April-October).

Demographics

The Mahilyow Voblast has a population of 1,169,100 (2004 estimate), about 12.2% of the national total. Within the voblast', 353,600 people live in rural areas, and 855,000 live in the cities and towns. Also, there are 639,300 women and 567,300 men in the region. About 288,100 inhabitants are children under 18 and 267,300 are elderly people.

Of the major nationalities living in the Mahilyow Voblast, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belarusians, 132,000 are Russians, 3,500 are Jews, 2,800 are Poles, 2,110 are Ukrainians, 1,700 are Tatars, 1,300 are Lithuanians, 1,100 are Armenians, and 1,070 are Gypsies.

Administrative Sudivisions

Today it is comprised of 21 districts (raions), 195 selsovets, 13 cities, 3 city municipalities, and 12 urban-type settlements.

Raions of Mahilyow Voblast

Map of the administrative subdivisions of the Mahilyow Voblast.

The twenty-one raions (districts) of the Mahilyow Voblast are:

Asipovichy Raion
Bialynichy Raion
Babruysk Raion
Bychaw Raion
Chavusy Raion

Cherykaw Raion
Hlusk Raion
Horki Raion
Drybin Raion
Kirawsk Raion

Klimavichy Raion
Klichaw Raion
Krasnapolle Raion
Krychaw Raion
Kruhlaye Raion

Kastsyukovichy Raion
Mahilyow Raion
Mstsislaw Raion
Slawharad Raion
Hotsimsk Raion
Shklow Raion

Cities and towns

Mahilyow (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Mahiloŭ) - 365,100
Babruysk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) - 220,800
Asipovichy (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Asipovičy) - 34,700
Horki (Belarusian: ) - 34,000
Krychaw (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Kryčaŭ) - 28,200
Bychaw (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) - 17,300
Kastyukovitchy - 16,100
Klimavichy (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Klimavičy) - 16,000
Shklow Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Škłoŭ) - 15,900
Mstsislaw (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Amścisłaŭ) - 11,700
Chavusy (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: Čavusy) - 10,800
Cherykaw - 8,400
Slawharad (Russian: ) - 8,300

External link

()/() [Mogilev Regional Executive Committee]

	Subdivisions of Mahilyow (Mogilev) Voblast, Belarus

	Raions:	Asipovichy City \| Asipovichy Raion \| Bialynichy Raion \| Babruysk City \| Babruysk Raion \| Bychaw Raion \| Chavusy Raion \| Cherykaw Raion \| Hlusk Raion \| Horki Raion \| Drybin Raion \| Kirawsk Raion \| Klimavichy Raion \| Klichaw Raion \| Krasnapolle Raion \| Krychaw Raion \| Kruhlaye Raion \| Kastsyukovichy Raion \| Mahilyow City \| Mahilyow Raion \| Mstsislaw Raion \| Slawharad Raion \| Hotsimsk Raion \| Shklow Raion
	Cities:	Asipovichy \| Babruysk \| Bychaw \| Cherykaw \| Chavusy \| Horki \| Kastsyukovitchy \| Klimavichy \| Krychaw \| Mahilyow \| Mstsislaw \| Slawharad \| Shklow

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	Subdivisions of Belarus

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