Yel'sk: facts

At a glance

• Country: Belarus
• Region: Homyel’ Voblasc’
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 8,623
• Coordinates: 51.8136° N, 29.1544° E
• Time zone: Europe/Minsk (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYN)
• Distance to the capital, Minsk: 255 km (159 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Gomel Airport (GME): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Minsk National Airport (MSQ): 242 km (151 mi), straight line
• Mogilev Airport (MVQ): 246 km (153 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Narovlya: 24 km (15 mi)
• Mazyr: 26 km (16 mi)
• Kalinkovichi: 37 km (23 mi)
• Buynovichi: 42 km (26 mi)
• Stodolichi: 47 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Mazyr, 26 km (16 mi)