Brahin district
District of Gomel region, Belarus
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Brahin district or Bragin district (Belarusian: Брагінскі раён, romanized: Brahinski rajon; Russian: Брагинский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Brahin. As of 2024, it has a population of 11,726.[1]
Brahin district
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brahin district within Gomel region | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 30°16′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| region | Gomel Region |
| Administrative center | Brahin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,960.46 km2 (756.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 11,726 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, and 14 rural councils (selsoviets). 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]
Notable residents
- Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator[5]
See also
- Brahin (meteorite)
- Chernihiv–Ovruch railway
- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
- Patskau, a former settlement in Brahin
