The Mogilev
Region, also Mahilyow Voblasts (Province) or Mogilyov Oblast
, is a province
of Belarus
with its administrative center being Mogilyov
(Mahilyow).
The Mahilyow Voblast covers a total area of
29,100 km2 (11,200 sq mi), about 14% of the national
total. The voblast's greatest extent from north to south is 150 km
(93 mi), from east to west - 300 km (190 mi), while the highest
point is 239 metres (784 ft) above sea level and the lowest at
126 m (413 ft) above sea level.
Many rivers flow through the Mahilyow Voblast including
the Dnieper
(Dniapro), Berezina, Sozh,
Druts,
Pronya and Ptsich. The
voblast' also has small lakes, the largest being the Zaozerye Lake with a
surface area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi). The Chihirin Reservoir on the
Druts River has an area of 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi).
With a total
population of 1,088,100 (2011), 353,600 inhabitants live in rural areas and
855,000 live in cities or towns. There are 639,300 women and 567,300 men in the
region, of which 288,100 are under 18 while 267,300 are elderly people.

Of the major nationalities living in the Mahilyow
Voblast, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belarusians, 132,000 are Russians, 3,500 are
Jewish, 2,800 are Poles, 2,110 are Ukrainians,
1,700 are Tatars,
1,300 are Lithuanians,
1,100 are Armenians,
and 1,070 are Romani