Smarhon

Smarhon
Смаргонь (Belarusian)
Spaso-Preobrazhenskaja Church
Spaso-Preobrazhenskaja Church
Flag of Smarhon
Coat of arms of Smarhon
Smarhon is located in Belarus
Smarhon
Smarhon
Coordinates: 54°29′1″N 26°24′0″E / 54.48361°N 26.40000°E / 54.48361; 26.40000
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictSmarhon District
FoundedOctober 2, 1503
Area
 • Total19.15 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total35,422
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
231000, 231041-231045
Area code+375 1592
License plate4
WebsiteOfficial website

Smarhon (Belarusian: Смаргонь [smɐrˈɣonʲ]) or Smorgon (Russian: Сморгонь; Lithuanian: Smurgainys; Polish: Smorgonie; Yiddish: סמאָרגאָן) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Smarhon District.[1][2] It was the site of Smarhon air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhon is located 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the capital, Minsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 35,422.[1]

  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 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 334. ISBN 985-458-098-9.

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