Svyetlahorsk District
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Svyetlahorsk District
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| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| Administrative center | Svyetlahorsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,899.91 km2 (733.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 75,845 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
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]
Notable residents[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ 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
- ^ "Niekraševič Ściapan". www.slounik.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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