Homel

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Homel

Total population

499,853

Coordinates52.42°, 31.01°

Demographic figures from Belstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gomel or Homyel is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the second-largest city in Belarus, with 501,193 inhabitants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Belarus

• Chatyničy
  198.1 mi away · pop. 2,437
• Narach
  247.8 mi away · pop. 2,581
• Cîșla
  362.4 mi away
• Novaya Lunga
  363.4 mi away · pop. 140
• Ișcălău
  363.9 mi away · pop. 1,200
• Răzeni
  402.1 mi away
• Albina
  409.1 mi away
• Cociulia Nouă
  428.8 mi away
• Paicu
  459.6 mi away
• Jarkovac
  678.1 mi away · pop. 1,275
• Ub
  743 mi away · pop. 6,684
• Sajinovac
  766.7 mi away · pop. 791

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Homel

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-10-08

Cucujus cinnaberinus

Cucujus cinnaberinus

Seen 2026-10-07

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-10-07

Warty-barked Spindle

Euonymus verrucosus

Seen 2026-10-07

Larinioides ixobolus

Larinioides ixobolus

Seen 2026-10-07

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-10-06

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-10-04

blueweed gall mite

Aceria echii

Seen 2026-10-04

Dead Moll's Fingers

Xylaria longipes

Seen 2026-10-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).