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Svyetlahorsk District

Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 29°44′00″E / 52.6333°N 29.7333°E / 52.6333; 29.7333
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Svyetlahorsk District
Светлагорскі раён (Belarusian)
Светлогорский район (Russian)
Flag of Svyetlahorsk District
Coat of arms of Svyetlahorsk District
Location of Svyetlahorsk District
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)

Svyetlahorsk District or Svietlahorsk District[2] (Belarusian: Светлагорскі раён, romanizedSvietlahorski 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]

Notable residents

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Siarhej Astraǔcoǔ. Mr. Svaboda: The life and death of Igor Hermenchuk. (Library of Freedom. XXI century). - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (Сяргей Астраўцоў. Спадар Свабода: Жыцьцё і сьмерць Ігара Герменчука. (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе). – Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода)(in Belarusian) ISBN 978-0-929849-55-3
  4. ^ "Niekraševič Ściapan". www.slounik.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

52°38′00″N 29°44′00″E / 52.6333°N 29.7333°E / 52.6333; 29.7333