Gomel Region

Also known as Homel Region, Homyel’ Voblasc’, Homielskaja vobłasć, Homieĺ Region, Gomel Oblast (Belarus)

administrative division (voblasć) in Belarus

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Gomel Region is an administrative division in southeastern Belarus. It matters as one of the country's major territorial and administrative units.

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Instance of: region of Belarus
Official name: Гомельская вобласць
Award: Order of Lenin
Country: Belarus
Located in: Belarus
Contains: Žytkavičy District
Capital: Gomel
Population: 1316666
Area: 40400
Elevation: 130
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Head of government: Ivan Krupko
Shares border with: Brest Region
Follows: Polesia Region
Official website: gomel-region.gov.by
Image: Палацава-паркавы комплекс ў Гомелі. Фасад палаца.jpg
Licence plate code: 3

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topic's main category: Category:Gomel region
Commons category: Gomel Region
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gomel Region
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gomel Region
category of associated people: Category:People from Gomel region
inception: 1938-01-15
native label: Гомельская вобласць

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Gomel region, also known as Gomel oblast or Homyel voblasts, 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 had a population of 1,338,617.

Its largest settlements include Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svyetlahorsk, Rechytsa, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow and Dobrush.

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Gomel Region

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