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Also known as Pyetrykaw

Pyetrykaw or Petrikov (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, in southern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pyetrykaw District. At the 2009 census, its population was 10,591. As of 2025, it has a population of 10,278.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Pyetrykaw
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Петриков, Петриковский район, Гомельская область, Беларусь 03.jpg
Settlement.image_size
270
Settlement.image_caption
Administration building
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Pietrykaŭ.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of Arms of Pietrykaŭ, Belarus.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gomel Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pyetrykaw District
Settlement.flag_size
150
Settlement.shield_size
75
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_total
10,278

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Pyetrykaw or Petrikov (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, in southern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pyetrykaw District. At the 2009 census, its population was 10,591. As of 2025, it has a population of 10,278.

==Geography== Pyetrykaw is located on the left (north) bank of the Pripyat River, west of Mazyr and west of the city of Gomel, the regional capital.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pietrykaŭ” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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