Svietlahorsk
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| Svietlahorsk[1] Belarusian: Светлаго́рск Russian: Светлого́рск |
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In the center of town.
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| Nickname(s): Svietly (The Bright), Belarusian: Светлы | |||
![Svietlahorsk[1] is located in Belarus](/info/File:Belarus_location_map.svg)
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| Country |  Belarus |
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| Region |  Gomel |
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| Raion | Svetlahorsk | ||
| The first written mention | 1560 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 68,593 | ||
| • Density | 2,796/km2 (7,240/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 24743х (Russian) | ||
| Area code(s) | 375 (0) (2342) (Russian) | ||
| License plate | 3 | ||
| Website | Official website (Russian) | ||
![Flag of Svietlahorsk[1]](/info/File:Flag_of_Svietlahorsk,_Belarus.png)
![Official seal of Svietlahorsk[1]](/info/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Sviet%C5%82ahorsk,_Belarus.png)
Svietlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk], Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлого́рск), until 1961 Šacilki, Belarusian: Шацілкі) is a town in the Svietlahorsk District of Gomel Region of Belarus, the administrative center of the rajon (district). It is located by the Berezina River and has 68,593 inhabitants (2015 estimate).
Svietlаhorsk-na-Biarezinie (Svietlаhorsk on Biarezina) is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy railway line.
Industry
Within Svietlahorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the power plant, a chemical man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete industrial complex, a Petroleum producing industry, a pulp and paper milk industry, butter-making factory, a bakery, and an industrial college.
Sights
Within Svietlahorsk there is an Orthodox church and cathedral, a Catholic church, a quay, and a museum of local lore.
Health
Svietlahorsk is the region worst affected by HIV-AIDS in Belarus. Although the city accounts for less than 1% of the population of Belarus, it accounts for close to 30% of all the reported cases of HIV infections.[3][4] Around 6% of the adult population in Svietlahorsk is HIV positive.[5]
Twin towns
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Helmstedt.
Ivanteyevka.
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References
- ↑ 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. (Russian)
- ↑ Статистический бюллетень «Численность населения на 1 января 2015 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2014 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа».
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