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Khoiniki
Sign in to saveKhoiniki (, ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Khoiniki District. As of 2025, it has a population of 13,001. It is located in Polesia.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khoiniki
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Хойнікі Chojniki (2022) 02.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Local museum
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Chojniki.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Chojniki, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gomel Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Khoiniki District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1504
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 20.5
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Khoiniki (, ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Khoiniki District. As of 2025, it has a population of 13,001. It is located in Polesia.
In 1986, the area around Khoiniki experienced heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident; however, the city itself was not significantly affected. Today, the town hosts the headquarters of Polesie State Radioecological Reserve and employs over 700 people. The reserve itself is located south of the town in a heavily contaminated area.