It is located in the southwest of the region and serves as the administrative center of Klichaw District.

[3] In September 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, the town was transferred to the Russian Empire and became a part of Minsk Governorate.

In March 1942, the settlement went under complete control of partisans, and later they even opened Klichaw airport for flights.

In 1944, the German troops were moved west of Klichaw, and on September 20, 1944 the settlement was included in the newly established Bobruysk Region, which was abolished in 1954.

The closest railway station is Neseta on the railroad connecting Mogilev and Asipovichy, several kilometers northwest of Klichaw.