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Yelsk

Belarustown

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Total population

8,554

Air quality index

44Good
Coordinates51.81°, 29.15°

Demographic figures from Belstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a small town in Belarus, Yelsk occupies its own corner of the country. Around 8,554 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 51.806°, 29.152° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,155 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 45% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.8063
Longitude
29.1520
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
44
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
129
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Purple Moor-grass
    Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench · Liliopsida
    4
  • Black-eyed-susan
    Rudbeckia hirta L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Field Wormwood
    Artemisia campestris L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • White-backed Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos leucotos (Bechstein, 1802) · Aves
    2
  • Green Sandpiper
    Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Bank Swallow
    Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Whinchat
    Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Belarus

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,155

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org