Gomel region
Gomel region
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From the top to bottom-right: Turovsky Meadow, Žlobin Holy Trinity Church, Kozieł-Pakleŭski Manor, Three Sisters Monument, Paskevich Burial Vault | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Administrative center | Gomel |
| Largest cities | Gomel – 481,200 Mazyr – 111,800 Zhlobin – 72,800 |
| Districts | 21 Cities – 17 Urban localities – 278 Villages – 2,608 |
| City districts | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Ivan Krupko |
| Area | |
• Total | 40,361.66 km2 (15,583.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,338,617 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | BYN 25.6 billion (€7.2 billion) |
| • Per capita | BYN 18,500 (€5,200) |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-HO |
| HDI (2022) | 0.801 very high · 2th |
| Website | www.gomel-region.by |
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Gomel region, also known as Gomel oblast or Homyel voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel. The total area of the region is 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). As of 2024, it had a population of 1,338,617.
Its largest settlements include Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svyetlahorsk, Rechytsa, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow and Dobrush.
Both Gomel region and Mogilev region suffered severely from the Chernobyl disaster. Gomel Province borders the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in places, and parts of it have been designated as mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of the radioactive contamination.