Khoiniki District
Khoiniki District or Chojnicki Rajon (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, Russian: Хойникский район) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Hoiniki.
Khoiniki District | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E | |
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| Voblast |  |
| Seat | Hoiniki |
| Government | |
| • Ispolkom | ? |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,539 |
| Website | hoiniki |
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.[2][3]
See also
References
- (in Russian) Source: BelStat 2016
- Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
- 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
External links
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