Narowlya District Explained

Narowlya District
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:be
Flag Size:150
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gomel Region
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Narowlya
Coordinates:51.8°N 59°W
Area Total Km2:1,588.82
Population Total:10,417
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Ispolkom
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Narowlya District or Naroŭlia District[2] (Belarusian: Нараўлянскі раён|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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 9 April 2024.
  2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. http://www.ptushki.org/en/what_we_do/ibas/polesie_radio-ecological.html Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik