Hoiniki

Khoiniki
Хойнікі

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Khoiniki

Coordinates: 51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E

Country

Belarus

Region

Gomel Region

Area

• Total

20.5 km² (7.9 sq mi)

Population (2005)

• Total

13,900

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Khoiniki (Belarusian: Хойнікі, [ˈxɔɪniki]) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. In 1986, the area around Khoiniki experienced heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident, however the city itself was not significantly affected. Today the headquarters of Polesie State Radioecological Reserve is located in the town and it employs over 700 people. The reserve itself is located south of the town in a heavily contaminated area.

External links

http://www.hoiniki.com

Subdivisions of Gomel Region, Belarus

Districts (raions)	Aktsyabrski Brahin Buda-Kashalyova Chojniki Chachersk Dobrush Gomel Kalinkavichy Karma Lyelchytsy Loyew Mozyr Narowlya Pyetrykaw Rahachow Rechytsa Svyetlahorsk Vyetka Jelsk Zhlobin Zhytkavichy

Cities	Brahin Buda-Kashalyova Khoiniki Chachersk Dobrush Gomel Kalinkavichy Mozyr Narowlya Pietrykaw Rahachow Rechytsa Svyetlahorsk Turov Vasilievichy Vyetka Jelsk Zhlobin Zhytkavichy

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