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Svetlahorsk
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Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, IPA: [sʲvʲetɫa'ɣorsk]; Russian: 
Светлого́рск) is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina (Biarezina) and has 71,661 inhabitants (2004 estimate). Svetlahorsk is twinnned with the German city of Helmstedt.
Within Svetlogorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the Svetlogorsk power plant, a chemical man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete industrial complex, a Petroleum producing industry, a pulp and paper milk industry, butter-making factory, a bakery, and an industrial college.
Svetlogorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin-Kalinkavichy rail way line.
Within Svetlahorsk there is an orthodox church and cathedral, a catholic cathedral, a quay, and a museum of local lore.
 Subdivisions of Homiel Voblast, Belarus |
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Aktsyabar Raion • Brahin Raion • Buda-Kashalyowa Raion • Chachersk Raion • Dobrush Raion • Homiel Raion • Kalinkavichy Raion • Khoiniki Raion • Karma Raion • Lyelchytsy Raion • Loyew Raion • Mazyr Raion • Narowla Raion • Petrykaw Raion • Rahachow Raion • Rechytsa Raion • Svetlahorsk Raion • Vetka Raion • Yelsk Raion • Zhlobin Raion • Zhytkavichy Raion |
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Buda-Kashalyova • Chachersk • Dobrush • Homiel • Kalinkavichy • Khoiniki • Mazyr • Narowla • Petrykaw • Rahachow • Rechytsa • Svetlahorsk • Turaw • Vassilyevichy • Vetka • Yelsk • Zhlobin • Zhytkavichy |
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