Chachersk

Chachersk
Чачэрск (Belarusian)
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Chachersk is located in Belarus
Chachersk
Chachersk
Coordinates: 52°54′58″N 30°54′58″E / 52.91611°N 30.91611°E / 52.91611; 30.91611
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictChachersk District
Founded1159
Government
 • ChairmanIgor Aslyuk
Area
 • Total8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total8,927
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
27152
Area code(+375) 2332
WebsiteOfficial website

Chachersk (Belarusian: Чачэрск, romanizedČačersk,[a] IPA: [tʂaˈtʂɛrsk]; Russian: Чечерск, romanizedChechersk; Polish: Czeczersk) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chachersk District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 8,927.[1]

It is located in an area which was highly contaminated due to the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "English: Chernobyl radiation map from CIA handbook, SVG'd by User:Sting, and re-anglified by me (To the same strange names used in the original)".


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