Country Belarus Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 13,900 (2005) | Region Gomel Region Area 20.5 km² Local time Monday 11:34 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
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, only people used to. 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.
Map of Chojniki, Belarus
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Hoiniki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA