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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,[2] IPA: [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk]) or Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлогорск), previously known as Shatsilki (Belarusian: Шацілкі; Russian: Шатилки) until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District.[3] It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population was 67,054.[4] 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.
- ^ According to the Instruction on Latin Transliteration of Geographical Names of the Republic of Belarus (decree of the State Committee on Land Resources, Surveying and Cartography of the Republic of Belarus dated 11.06.2007 No. 38): Постановление Государственного комитета по имуществу Республики Беларусь от 11.06.2007 № 38 «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Инструкцию по транслитерации географических названий Республики Беларусь буквами латинского алфавита» // Национальный правовой интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. (in Russian)
- ^ 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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