Mogilev Oblast

Mogilev oblast - a region of powerful industry

Administrative center: city of Mogilev (358,3 thousand people)
Population: 1 099,4 thousand people
Territory: 29,1 thousand sq.km.
Major cities: Bobruisk, Bykhov, Gorki, Kirovsk, Mstislavl, Slavgorod, Cherikov, Shklov

Major Sights
The 17th century St. Nicholas monastery ensemble, the early 17th century Jesuit church and monastery in Mstislavl, the 18th century palace and park ensemble in Zhilichi, Kirovsk district, the 18th century Prince Potemkin’s palace in Krichev, the 19th century Bobruisk fortress, the 18th century city hall in Shklov, the 18th-20th century Belarusian Agricultural Academy architectural complex in Gorki

The Mogilev oblast is located in the Eastern part of Belarus and borders with the Smolensk and Bryansk oblasts of Russia. It stretches 150 km from north to south, and over 300 km from west to east. The region unites 21 administrative districts (raions).

Forests cover over 30 percent of the territory. Here the Berezina and the Dnieper valleys lowland oak forests have survived practically in a state of nature. Over 100 species of birds and about 70 species of mammals inhabit the forests. National and local hydrological reserves are located in the region.