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)
District
Flag Coat of arms
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)

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]