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Svyetlahorsk

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus


Summary

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus

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nameSvyetlahorsk
native_namebe
ru
nicknameSvietly (The Bright),
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineSvetlahorsk, Homieĺ Voblaść, Belarus.JPG
image_captionIn the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight.
image_flagFlag of Svietlahorsk, Belarus.png
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Svietłahorsk, Belarus.png
flag_size150
shield_size75
pushpin_mapBelarus
pushpin_label_positionleft
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBelarus
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Gomel Region
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Svyetlahorsk District
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1560
area_total_km225.85
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_total61,812
population_density_km22594
timezoneMSK
utc_offset+3
coordinates
elevation_m131
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code24743х
area_code+375 2342
blank_nameLicense plate
blank_info3
websiteOfficial website

ru

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

References

  1. "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".
  2. (2006). "Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць". Тэхналогія.
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200423214503/https://gomel.belstat.gov.by/upload/iblock/81a/81a184139157fc6a3b89629d70e5f3ae.zip Статистический ежегодник Гомельской области 2019.]
  4. "Города-партнеры". Svietlahorsk.
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