Mogilev Region

Mogilev Region (; Mahilyowskaya Voblasts; ; Mogilyovskaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) o Belaroushie wi its admmeeistrative center being Mogilyov (Mahilyow). 

The Mogilev an Gomel Regionss suffered severely efter the Chernobyl nuclear radioactive reactor catastrophe in Aprile 1986.

Important ceeties athin the voblast' include: Mogilev, Asipovichy, an Babruysk.

 Geography 
The Mahilyow Voblast covers a total aurie o 29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi), aboot 14% o the naitional total. The voblast's greatest extent frae north tae sooth is 150 km (93 mi), frae east tae wast - 300 km (190 mi). The heichest point is 239 metres (784 ft) abuin sea level an the lawest point is 126 m (413 ft) abuin sea level.


Mony rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast. They include the: Dnieper River (Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh, Druts, Pronya an Ptsich rivers. Housomeivver, the voblast' contains little lakes, wi the lairgest being the Zaozerye Lake wi a surface aurie o 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi). An aw, the Chihirin Reservoir on the Druts river haes an aurie o 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi).

 Climate 

The Mahilyow Voblast haes a temperate continental climate. The region haes mild winters an warm simmers. Januar's average temperatur reaches frae −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) in the northeast tae −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) in the soothwast. Julie's average temperatur reaches frae 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) in the northeast tae 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) in the soothwast. The region's average vegatative period ivery year is aboot 183–194 days. The average precipitation is 575–675 millimetres (22.6–26.6 in) a year. Aboot 70% o the year's precipitation faws durin the warm saison (Aprile–October).

 Demographics 
The Mahilyow Voblast haes a population o 1,169,100 (2004 estimate), aboot 12.2% o the naitional total. Athin the voblast', 353,600 fowk live in rural auries, an 855,000 live in the ceeties an touns. An aw, there are 639,300 weemen an 567,300 men in the region. Aboot 288,100 inhabitants are childer unner 18 an 267,300 are elderly fowk.

O the major naitionalities livin in the Mahilyow Voblast, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belaroushies, 132,000 are Roushies, 3,500 are Jews, 2,800 are Poles, 2,110 are Ukrainians, 1,700 are Tatars, 1,300 are Lithuanians, 1,100 are Armenians, an 1,070 are Gypsies.

 Admeenistrative Sudiveesions 
The day it is composed o 21 destricts (raions), 195 selsovets, 13 ceeties, 3 ceety municipalities, an 12 urban-type settlements.

 Raions o Mahilyow Voblast 

The twinty-ane raions (destricts) o the Mahilyow Voblast are:

Asipovichy Raion
Bialynichy Raion
Babruysk Raion
Bychaw Raion
Chavusy RaionCherykaw Raion
Hlusk Raion
Horki Raion
Drybin Raion
Kirawsk RaionKlimavichy Raion
Klichaw Raion
Krasnapolle Raion
Krychaw Raion
Kruhlaye RaionKastsyukovichy Raion
Mahilyow Raion
Mstsislaw Raion
Slawharad Raion
Hotsimsk Raion
Shklow Raion

 Ceeties an touns 
 Mahilyow (; ; Łacinka: Mahiloŭ) - 365,100
 Babruysk (; ) - 220,800
 Asipovichy (; ; Łacinka: Asipovičy) - 34,700
 Horki () - 34,000
 Krychaw (; Łacinka: Kryčaŭ) - 28,200
 Bykhaw (; ) - 17,300
 Kastyukovitchy () - 16,100
 Klimavichy (; ; Łacinka: Klimavičy) - 16,000
 Shklow (; ; Łacinka: Škłoŭ) - 15,900
 Mstsislaw or Amstsislaw (; ; Łacinka: Amścisłaŭ) - 11,700
 Chavusy (; ; Łacinka: Čavusy) - 10,800
 Cherykaw () - 8,400
 Slawharad (; ) - 8,300

 See an aw 
 Subdiveesions o Belaroushie

 Freemit airtins 
/ Mogilev Regional Executive Committee 


Category:Regions o Belaroushie