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Svyetlahorsk
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 In the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Svietly (The Bright), Belarusian: Светлы | |
  Svyetlahorsk | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Svyetlahorsk District |
| First mentioned | 1560 |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 62,602 |
| • Density | 2,594/km2 (6,720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +375 2342 |
| License plate | 3 |
| Website | Official website (in Russian) |
Svyetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлагорск, romanized: Svietlahorsk,[a] IPA: [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk]) or Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлогорск), previously known as Shatsilki[b] until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District.[2] It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population was 67,054.[3] As of 2024, it has a population of 62,602.[1]
Svyetlаhorsk-na-Byarezinye (Svyetlаhorsk-on-Byarezina) is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy railway line. It has suffered radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster.
- ^ a b "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 3 May 2024.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2006). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 297. ISBN 985-458-131-4.
- ^ Статистический ежегодник Гомельской области 2019.
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