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Brahin District
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 Location of Brahin Raion within Gomel Region
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| Coordinates: 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°ECoordinates: 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°E | |
| Country |
 Belarus
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| Region |
 Gomel
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| Seat | Brahin |
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| • Ispolkom | ? |
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| • Total | 1,960.46 km2 (756.94 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 12,128 |
| Website | Official website |
Brahin District or Brahinski Rajon (Belarusian: Брагінскі раён, Russian: Брагинский район, Bragin District), is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the small town of Brahin.
Geography
The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, 14 rural councils (Selsovets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve. To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus.
Notable residents
Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator
See also
External links
Media related to Brahin District at Wikimedia Commons
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Subdivisions of Gomel Region, Belarus
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