Narowlya district

Narowlya District Нараўлянскі раён (Belarusian) Наровлянский район (Russian)
District
Coat of arms
Location of Narowlya District within Gomel Region in Belarus
Coordinates: 51°48′N 29°30′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
Administrative center	Narowlya
Area
• Total	1,588.82 km^2 (613.45 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	10,417
• Density	6.6/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Website	Official website

Narowlya District or Naroŭlia District[2] (Belarusian: Нараўлянскі раён, romanized: Naraulianski rajon; Russian: Наровлянский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Narowlya. As of 2024, it has a population of 10,417.[1]

Geography

The district includes the town of Narowlya, six rural councils (selsoviets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.[3][4]

See also

• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

References

1. "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 9 April 2024.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
4. 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Narowlya District at Wikimedia Commons