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Also known as Homyel, Homel, Homyel', Gomel', Homl, Gomelis, Homlye, Homiel

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Gomel is the second-largest city in Belarus, located in the southeastern part of the country with a population of over 501,000 people as of 2025. It serves as the administrative center for both Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively independent from the district itself.

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Settlement.name: Gomel
Settlement.other_name: Homyel
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Gomel.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Homiel, Belarus.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.mapsize: 230px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Gomel in Belarus
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gomel Region
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Petr Kirichenko
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Гомель
Country: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Located in: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Contains: Navabelica raion
Population: 499853
Area: 135
Elevation: 138
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Sozh
Capital of: Gomel Governorate
Official website: president.gov.by/en/belarus/regions/gomel
Image: DJI 0137 Edit (51152843462).jpg
Dialing code: +375 232
Licence plate code: 3
Flag: Flags of Homieĺ
Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Homieĺ

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twinned administrative body: Slavutych
topic's main category: Category:Gomel
Commons category: Gomel
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gomel
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gomel
category of associated people: Category:People from Gomel
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
postal code: 247000–247999
inception: 1142-00-00
native label: Гомель
time of earliest written record: 1142-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Homieĺ
partnership with: Voronezh
P8168: Maria Treben
category for honorary citizens of entity: Category:Honorary citizens of Gomel
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/gomel/index.htm

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