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Khoiniki District

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Khoiniki District
Хойніцкі раён (Belarusian)
Хойникский район (Russian)
Coat of arms of Khoiniki District
Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region
Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region
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
Country  Belarus
Voblast Gomel
Seat Hoiniki
Government
 • Ispolkom ?
Area
 • Total 2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 19,539
Website hoiniki.gov.by

Khoiniki District (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, romanizedChojnicki 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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