Narowlya Explained

Narowlya
Settlement Type:Town
Flag Size:150
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gomel Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Narowlya District
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:8,371
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:51.8892°N 29.9644°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:247800
Area Code:+375 2355
Blank Name:License plate
Blank Info:3

Narowlya (Belarusian: Нароўля|Naroŭlia; Russian: Наровля|Narovlya; Polish: Narowla) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Narowlya District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 8,371.[1]

In 1986, the city experienced heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident.[2] Today it is located on the border of Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.

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. 6 May 2024.
  2. Web site: English: Chernobyl radiation map from CIA handbook, SVG'd by User:Sting, and re-anglified by me (To the same strange names used in the original).