Khoiniki District
Khoiniki District (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.
Khoiniki District
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 Location of Khoiniki Raion within Gomel Region | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| Administrative center | Khoiniki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,027.74 km2 (782.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,695 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | hoiniki |
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.[2][3]
Notable residents
- Iosif Goshkevich (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist[4]
- Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist[5]
- Fyodor Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor[6]
See also
References
- "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.
- Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
- 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
- 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)
- 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)
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