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°E / 51.783; 30.267Coordinates: BY 51°47′N 30°16′E / 51.783°N 30.267°E / 51.783; 30.267
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]

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