Khoiniki district

Khoiniki District Хойніцкі раён (Belarusian) Хойникский район (Russian)
District
Flag Coat of arms
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 km^2 (782.91 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	18,435
• Density	9.1/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	hoiniki.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. 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][4]

Notable residents

• Iosif Goshkevich (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist^[5]
• Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist^[6]
• Fyodor Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor^[7]

See also

• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

References

1. "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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)

External links

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