Mogilev region
Mahilyow Voblasts
Магілёўская во́бласць Могилёвская о́бласть Mogilev Oblast | |
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 The Saint Nicholas Monastery, Mogilev | |
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| Administrative center | Mogilev |
| Largest cities | Mogilev - 365,100 Babruysk - 220,800 Asipovichy - 34,700 |
| Raions | 21 Towns - 14 Urban localities - 12 |
| City raions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Pyotr Rudnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 1,099,374 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Website | region.mogilev.by |
Mogilev Region, also Mahilyow Voblasts (Province) or Mogilyov Oblast (Template:Lang-be; Mahilyowskaya Voblasts; Template:Lang-ru; Mogilyovskaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Mogilyov (Mahilyow).
Mogilev and Homyel Voblasts suffered severely after the Chernobyl nuclear radioactive reactor catastrophe in April 1986.
Important cities within the voblast' include: Mogilyov, Asipovichy, and Babruysk.
Geography
The Mahilyow Voblast covers a total area of 29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi), about 14% of the national total. The voblast's greatest extent from north to south is 150 km (93 mi), from east to west - 300 km (190 mi). The highest point is 239 metres (784 ft) above sea level and the lowest point is 126 m (413 ft) above sea level.
Many rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast. They include the: Dnieper River (Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh, Druts, Pronya and Ptsich rivers. However, the voblast' contains little lakes, with the largest being the Zaozerye Lake with a surface area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi). Also, the Chihirin Reservoir on the Druts river has an area of 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi).
Climate
The Mahilyow Voblast has a temperate continental climate. The region has mild winters and warm summers. January's average temperature reaches from −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) in the northeast to −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) in the southwest. July's average temperature reaches from 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) in the northeast to 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) in the southwest. The region's average vegatative period every year is about 183–194 days. The average precipitation is 575–675 millimetres (22.6–26.6 in) a year. About 70% of the year's precipitation falls during the warm season (April–October).
Demographics
The Mahilyow Voblast has a population of 1,099,374 (2009)[1]. The estimates of 2004 gave the opulation of 1,169,100,[citation needed] about 12.2% of the national total. Within the voblast', 353,600 people live in rural areas, and 855,000 live in the cities and towns. Also, there are 639,300 women and 567,300 men in the region. About 288,100 inhabitants are children under 18 and 267,300 are elderly people.
Of the major nationalities living in the Mahilyow Voblast, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belarusians, 132,000 are Russians, 3,500 are Jews, 2,800 are Poles, 2,110 are Ukrainians, 1,700 are Tatars, 1,300 are Lithuanians, 1,100 are Armenians, and 1,070 are Romani.
Administrative subdivisions
Today it is composed of 21 districts (raions), 195 selsovets, 14 towns, 3 city municipalities, and 12 urban-type settlements.
Raions of Mahilyow Voblast
The twenty-one raions (districts) of the Mahilyow Voblast are:
Cities and towns
- Mahilyow (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Mahiloŭ) - 365,100
- Babruysk (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 220,800
- Asipovichy (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Asipovičy) - 34,700
- Horki (Template:Lang-be) - 34,000
- Klichaw (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-be) - 7,500
- Krychaw (Template:Lang-be; Łacinka: Kryčaŭ) - 28,200
- Bykhaw (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 17,300
- Kastsyukovichy (Template:Lang-ru) - 16,100
- Klimavichy (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Klimavičy) - 16,000
- Shklow (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Škłoŭ) - 15,900
- Mstsislaw or Amstsislaw (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Amścisłaŭ) - 11,700
- Chavusy (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru; Łacinka: Čavusy) - 10,800
- Cherykaw (Template:Lang-ru) - 8,400
- Slawharad (Template:Lang-be; Template:Lang-ru) - 8,300
See also
References
- ^ "Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская" (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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