Svyetlahorsk District

Svyetlahorsk District or Svietlahorsk District[2] (Belarusian: Светлагорскі раён, romanized: Svietlahorski rajon; Russian: Светлогорский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Svyetlahorsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 75,845.[1]

Svyetlahorsk District
Светлагорскі раён (Belarusian)
Светлогорский район (Russian)
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerSvyetlahorsk
Area
  Total1,899.91 km2 (733.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
  Total75,845
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents

  • Ihar Hermianchuk (1961, Strakavičy village – 2002), prominent Belarusian journalist and political activist[3]
  • Ściapan Niekraševič (1983, the estate of Daniłoŭka - 1937), Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Stalin’s purges[4]

References

52.6333°N 29.7333°E / 52.6333; 29.7333

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