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Kalinkavichy (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kalinkavichy District. Kalinkavichy is located beside the Netech' River, opposite the city of Mazyr, and is the site of one of the country's most important railway junctions. In 2004, its population was 37,876. As of 2025, it has a population of 36,656.
The earliest historical mention of the town of Kalinkavičy dates to 1560. The town grew to prominence at the end of the nineteenth century with the coming of the railways.
Before World War II, a significant part of the population was Jewish, 3,386 out of 9,799 were Jews. Kalinkavichy was under Nazi Germany occupation from 22 August 1941 until 14 January 1944. Освобождение городов Before the arrival of the German forces, a part of the Jewish population managed to evacuate the city by train. On September 20, 1941, all the Jews were shot by collaborating policemen and German gendarmes in a trench.
Food processing (esp. pork products) is the largest industry. The extraction of peat (5.5 million tonnes of reserves) is also economically important.
Kalinkavičy is also known for the annual Avtyuki comedy festival, held every June.
In 1998, the town was united with the surrounding rural area to form a single administrative unit, Kalinkavičy Rajon, covering , with a total population of 71,500.
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