Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast (Го́мельская во́бласць; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasts; Го́мельская о́бласть; translit.: Gomel'skaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.

Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush

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

Administrative Subdivisions

Cities and towns

• Gomel (Го́мель; Гомель) - 481,200
• Mazyr (Мазы́р; Мо́зырь) - 111,800
• Zhlobin (Жло́бін; Жло́бин; Łacinka: Žłobin)- 72,800
• Svetlahorsk (Светлаго́рск; )- 71,700
• Rechytsa (Рэчыца, Речица) - 66,200
• Kalinkavichy (Калінкавічы) - 37,900
• Rahachow (Рагачоў; Рогачёв) - 34,700
• Dobrush - 19,300
• Zhytkavichy(Жыткавічы) - 16,900
• Khoiniki (Хойнікі; Хойники) - 14,200
• Petrykaw (Петрыкаў; Петриков) - 10,800
• Yelsk (Ельск; Ельск) - 10,000
• Buda-Kashalyowa (Буда-Кашалёва; Буда-Кошелёво) - 9,500
• Narowla (Нароўля; Наровля) - 8.200
• Vetka (Ветка; Ветка) - 7,800
• Chachersk (Чачэрск; Чечерск) - 7,700
• Vassilyevichy - 4,500
• Turaw (Ту́раў; Ту́ров) - 3,200
• Brahin - 3,700

See also

• Subdivisions of Belarus
• Gomel Province (disambiguation)

External links

• Homyel Regional Executive Committee