Gomel Region
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From the top to bottom-right: Turovsky Meadow, Žlobin Holy Trinity Church, Kozieł-Pakleŭski Manor, Three Sisters Monument, Paskevich Burial Vault | |
Country | Belarus |
Administrative center | Gomel |
Largest cities | Gomel – 481,200 Mazyr – 111,800 Zhlobin – 72,800 |
Districts | 21 Cities – 17 Urban localities – 278 Villages – 2,608 |
City districts | 4 |
Government | |
• Chairman | Ivan Ivanovich Krupko |
Area | |
• Total | 40,361.66 km2 (15,583.72 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,338,617 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | Br 25.6 billion (€7.2 billion) |
• Per capita | Br 18,500 (€5,200) |
ISO 3166 code | BY-HO |
HDI (2017) | 0.803[3] very high · 4th |
Website | www.gomel-region.by |
Gomel Region, also known as Gomel Oblast or Homyel Voblasts (Belarusian: Гомельская вобласць, romanized: Homieĺskaja voblasć; Russian: Гомельская область, romanized: Gomelskaya oblast), is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel. The total area of the region is 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 1,338,617.[1]
Its largest settlements include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svyetlahorsk, Rechytsa, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow and Dobrush.
Both the Gomel Region and the Mogilev Region suffered severely from the Chernobyl disaster.[4] 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.[5]