Narowlya

Narowlya
Нароўля (Belarusian)
Coat of arms of Narowlya
Narowlya is located in Belarus
Narowlya
Narowlya
Coordinates: 51°53′21″N 29°57′52″E / 51.88917°N 29.96444°E / 51.88917; 29.96444
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictNarowlya District
Population
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 • Total8,371
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
247800
Area code+375 2355
License plate3

Narowlya (Belarusian: Нароўля, romanizedNaroŭlia;[a] Russian: Наровля, romanizedNarovlya; 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.

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  1. ^ a b c "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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "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)".