Khoiniki District or Chojniki District (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, romanized: Chojnicki rajon; Russian: Хойникский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Khoiniki. As of 2024, it has a population of 18,435.

Geography

The district includes the town of Khoiniki, eight rural councils (selsoviets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.

Notable residents

• Iosif Goshkevich (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist
• Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist
• Fyodor Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor

See also

• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant