Homiel Voblast

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

Important cities within the voblast' include: Homyel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush

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

Administrative Subdivisions

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

Cities and towns

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

See also

*Subdivisions of Belarus
*Gomel Province (disambiguation)

External link

*Homyel Regional Executive Committee