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Rechytsa
Rechytsa, Belarus.
Rechytsa
Belarus
Also known as: Rechitsa
Rechytsa, city and centre of Rechytsa rayon (district), Homyel oblast (region), Belarus, a port on the Dnieper River. The city dates from at least the 12th century, and it became an administrative centre in 1796. Rechytsa has furniture and engineering industries, including the manufacture of nails and pipes. Since 1964 it has been a centre of the petroleum industry based on the oil field on the left bank of the Dnieper. In the late 1970s, oil production from this field began to decline. Pop. (2004 est.) 65,400.
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