Khoiniki District Explained
| Khoiniki District |
| Native Name: |
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| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gomel Region |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Khoiniki |
| Coordinates: | 51.9°N 87°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,027.74 |
| Population Total: | 18,435 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Leader Title: | Ispolkom |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Khoiniki District or Chojniki District[2] (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён|Chojnicki rajon; Russian: Хойникский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Khoiniki. As of 2024, it has a population of 18,435.[1]
Geography
The district includes the town of Khoiniki, eight rural councils (selsoviets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[3]
Notable residents
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 6 May 2024.
- Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- http://www.ptushki.org/en/what_we_do/ibas/polesie_radio-ecological.html Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik
- Valiantsin Hrytskevich. Life and activity of Iosif Hashkevich. // Belarusika = Albaruthenica 8. Belarus - Russia - Japan ..: Materials of the First Astravets Readings Dedicated to the Memory of Iosif Hashkevich / Ed. G. Breger et al. - Minsk, 1997. S. 14, 15 (Валянцін Грыцкевіч. Жыццё і дзейнасць Іосіфа Гашкевіча. // Беларусіка=Albaruthenica 8. Беларусь – Расія – Японія..: Матэрыялы Першых Астравецкіх чытанняў, прысвечаных памяці Іосіфа Гашкевіча / Рэд. Г. Брэгер і інш. – Мінск, 1997. С. 14, 15)(in Belarusian)
- http://www.philatelia.net/classik/plots/?more=1&id=3008 Melezh Ivan Pavlovich(1921—1976)
- Vasil Kushner. Fedor Stravinsky (1843-1902). // Famous names of the Fatherland. Issue two. - Minsk: Belarusian Cultural Foundation, 2003. P. 348 (Кушнер Васіль. Фёдар Стравінскі (1843—1902). // Славутыя імёны Бацькаўшчыны. Выпуск другі. — Мінск: Беларускі фонд культуры, 2003. С. 348)(In Belarusian)
