Khoiniki District
Хойніцкі раён (Belarusian)
Хойникский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Khoiniki District
Flag
Coat of arms of Khoiniki District
Coat of arms
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; 29.967
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerKhoiniki
Area
 • Total2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total18,695
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websitehoiniki.gov.by

Khoiniki District or Chojniki District[2] (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, romanized: Chojnicki rajon; Russian: Хойникский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Khoiniki.

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][4]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ↑ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
  4. ↑ 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ Melezh Ivan Pavlovich(1921—1976)
  7. ↑ 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)

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