Khoiniki District
Khoiniki District
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Khoiniki District
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Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region
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| Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E / 51.900°N 29.967°E / 51.900; 29.967Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E / 51.900°N 29.967°E / 51.900; 29.967 | |
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| Seat | Hoiniki |
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| • Ispolkom | ? |
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| • Total | 2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 19,539 |
| Website |
hoiniki |
Khoiniki District (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, romanized: Chojnicki rajon; Russian: Хойникский район) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Khoiniki.
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.
Notable residents
- Iosif Goshkevich (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist
- Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist
- Fyodor Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor
See also
External links
Media related to Chojniki District at Wikimedia Commons
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Subdivisions of Gomel Region, Belarus
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