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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 / 51.900°N 29.967°ECoordinates: 51°54′N 29°58′E / 51.900°N 29.967°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Voblast | Gomel |
| 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]
Notable residents
- Jazep Haŝkevič (Iosif Goshkevich) (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist[4]
- Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist[5]
- Fyodar Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor[6]
See also
References
- ^ (in Russian) Source: BelStat 2016
- ^ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik 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)
External links
Media related to Chojniki District at Wikimedia Commons