Svyetlahorsk

Svyetlahorsk
Светлагорск (Belarusian)
Светлогорск (Russian)
Town
In the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight.
In the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight.
Flag of Svyetlahorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Svyetlahorsk
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Svietly (The Bright), Belarusian: Светлы
Svyetlahorsk is located in Belarus
Svyetlahorsk
Svyetlahorsk
Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E / 52.633; 29.733
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictSvyetlahorsk District
First mentioned1560
Area
 • Total
25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
61,812
 • Density2,594/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
24743х
Area code+375 2342
License plate3
WebsiteOfficial 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, in south-eastern 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 2025, it has a population of 61,812.[1]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus

Svyetlahorsk is twinned with:[4]

Notes

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Belarusian: Шацілкі; Russian: Шатилки.

References

  1. ^ a b "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2006). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 297. ISBN 985-458-131-4.
  3. ^ Статистический ежегодник Гомельской области 2019.
  4. ^ "Города-партнеры". svetlogorsk.by (in Russian). Svietlahorsk. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlahorsk