Mogilev Region

Mogilev Region, also Mahilyow Voblasts (Province) or Mogilyov Oblast is a province (voblast) of Belarus. The administrative center is Mogilyov (Mahilyow).

Mahilyow Voblasts Магілёўская в��́бласць Могилёвская о́бласть Mogilev Oblast
The Saint Nicholas Monastery, Mogilev
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 53°55′N 30°21′E / 53.92°N 30.35°E / 53.92; 30.35
Administrative center	Mogilev
Largest cities	Mogilev - 365,100 Babruysk - 220,800 Asipovichy - 34,700
Raions	21 Towns - 14 Urban localities - 12
City raions	3
Government
• Chairman	Pyotr Rudnik
Area
• Total	29,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Lowest elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,099,374
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Website	region.mogilev.by

Mogilev and Homyel Voblasts suffered severely after the Chernobyl nuclear radioactive reactor catastrophe in April 1986.

Important cities in the voblast are: Mogilyov, Asipovichy, and Babruysk.

Many rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast. They include the: Dnieper River (Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh, Druts, Pronya and Ptsich rivers.

There are 21 districts (raions), 195 selsovets, 14 towns, 3 city municipalities, and 12 urban-type settlements.

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