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Svyetlahorsk

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus

Summary

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus

Field	Value
name	Svyetlahorsk
native_name	be
ru
nickname	Svietly (The Bright),
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Svetlahorsk, Homieĺ Voblaść, Belarus.JPG
image_caption	In the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight.
image_flag	Flag of Svietlahorsk, Belarus.png
image_shield	Coat of Arms of Svietłahorsk, Belarus.png
flag_size	150
shield_size	75
pushpin_map	Belarus
pushpin_label_position	left
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Belarus
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Gomel Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Svyetlahorsk District
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1560
area_total_km2	25.85
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	61,812
population_density_km2	2594
timezone	MSK
utc_offset	+3
coordinates
elevation_m	131
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	24743х
area_code	+375 2342
blank_name	License plate
blank_info	3
website	Official website

Svyetlahorsk (, ) or Svetlogorsk (), previously known as Shatsilki until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District. It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population was 67,054. As of 2025, it has a population of 61,812.

International relations

Svyetlahorsk is twinned with:

MDA Călărași District, Moldova
ROU Călărași, Romania
RUS Chernushinsky District, Russia
GER Helmstedt, Germany
RUS Ivanteyevka, Russia
RUS Kingisepp, Russia
RUS Kommunar, Russia
ENG Mendip, England, United Kingdom
GEO Mtskheta, Georgia
BUL Obzor (Nesebar), Bulgaria
RUS Pushkinsky District, Russia
BUL Sliven, Bulgaria
RUS Svetlogorsk, Russia
RUS Svetly, Russia

Notes

References

"Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа".
(2006). "Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць". Тэхналогія.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200423214503/https://gomel.belstat.gov.by/upload/iblock/81a/81a184139157fc6a3b89629d70e5f3ae.zip Статистический ежегодник Гомельской области 2019.]
"Города-партнеры". Svietlahorsk.

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