Khoiniki District

Khoiniki District or Chojnicki Rajon (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, Russian: Хойникский район) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Hoiniki.

Khoiniki District

Хойніцкі раён (be)
Хойникский район (ru)
Coat of arms
Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region
Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E
Country Belarus
Voblast Gomel
SeatHoiniki
Government
 • Ispolkom?
Area
 • Total2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total19,539
Websitehoiniki.gov.by

Geography

The district includes the town of Hoiniki, 8 rural councils (Selsovets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. (in Russian) Source: BelStat 2016
  2. Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
  3. 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap

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