Svietlahorsk District

Svietlahorsk District (Belarusian: Светлагорскі раён, romanized: Svietlahorski rajon; Russian: Светлогорский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Svietlahorsk.

Svietlahorsk District
Светлагорскі раён (Belarusian)
Светлогорский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Svietlahorsk District
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Coat of arms of Svietlahorsk District
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Location of Svietlahorsk District
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
Administrative centerSvietlahorsk
Area
 • Total1,899.91 km2 (733.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total76,793
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents
  • Ihar Hermianchuk (1961, Strakavičy village – 2002), prominent Belarusian journalist and political activist[2]
  • Ściapan Niekraševič (1983, the estate of Daniłoŭka - 1937), Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Stalin’s purges[3]

References
  1. "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. 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
  3. "Niekraševič Ściapan". www.slounik.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

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