Rahachow Рагачоў
Castle
Seal
Nickname(s): Rogatchov
Rahachow
Coordinates: 53°6′N 30°3′E / 53.1°N 30.05°E / 53.1; 30.05Coordinates: 53°6′N 30°3′E / 53.1°N 30.05°E / 53.1; 30.05
Country	Belarus
Voblast	Homiel Voblast
Raion
Population (2004)
- Total	34,272
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Rahachow - also transliteratedRahačoŭ (Belarusian: Рагачоў, [raɣaˈtʂou̯]; or known under its Russian name of Rogachev Russian: Рогачёв, [rəɡɐˈtɕof] - is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rahachow Raion. Rahachow is located at 53°6′N 30°3′E / 53.1°N 30.05°E / 53.1; 30.05, between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 (2004 estimate).

The notable Rabbi, Yosef Rosen (1858–1936), known as the Rogatchover Gaon ("The Genius of Rogatchov" (the Yiddish pronunciation of Rahachow)), was born and raised here. The artist Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan was born (1902) and brought up here, as was former NHL hockey player Sergei Bautin.

Subdivisions of Gomel Region, Belarus Districts (raioni) Aktsyabarski · Brahin · Buda-Kashalyowa · Chachersk · Dobrush · Homiel · Kalinkavichy · Khoiniki · Karma · Lyelchytsy · Loyew · Mazyr · Narowla · Petrykaw · Rahachow · Rechytsa · Svetlahorsk · Vetka · Yelsk · Zhlobin · Zhytkavichy Cities Brahin · Buda-Kashalyova · Chachersk · Dobrush · Homiel · Kalinkavichy · Khoiniki · Mazyr · Narowla · Petrykaw · Rahachow · Rechytsa · Svetlahorsk · Turaw · Vassilyevichy · Vetka · Yelsk · Zhlobin · Zhytkavichy