Brahin District
| Brahin District Брагінскі раён (be) Брагинский район (ru) | |||
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 Location of Brahin Raion within Gomel Region | |||
| Coordinates: BY 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°ECoordinates: BY 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°E | |||
| Country |
 Belarus | ||
| Voblast |
 Gomel | ||
| Seat | Brahin | ||
| Government | |||
| • Ispolkom | ? | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,960.46 km2 (756.94 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2016)[1] | |||
| • Total | 12,128 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Brahin District or Brahinski Rajon (Belarusian: Брагінскі раён, Russian: Брагинский район), is an administrative subdivision, a rajon of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the small town of Brahin.
Geography
The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, 14 rural councils (Selsovets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[2][3] To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ (Russian) Source: BelStat 2016
- ↑ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik (APB BirdLife Belarus)
- ↑ 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
- ↑ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
External links
Media related to Brahin District at Wikimedia Commons
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