Gomel

Gomel Гомель
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Coordinates: 52°26′43″N 30°59′03″E / 52.44528°N 30.98417°E / 52.44528; 30.98417
Country	Belarus
Subdivision	Homiel
Founded	1142
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Pilipets
Area
• City	121 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• City	481,197
• Density	4,258.4/km2 (11,029/sq mi)
• Metro	527,886
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+375 232(2)
License plate	3
Website	www.gorod.gomel.by

Gomel (also Homiel, Homel) is the administrative center of Gomel Voblast. It is the second-largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 482,652 (2009 census). Gomel is in the southeastern part of the country, on the right bank of Sozh river. It is 302 kilometres (188 miles) to the South-East from Minsk, 534 kilometres (332 miles) to the East from Brest, 171 kilometres (106 miles) to the South from Mogilev, 237 kilometres (147 miles) to the West from Bryansk and 111 kilometres (69 miles) to the North from Chernihiv. The city's area is 121 km².