Lyepyel

Lyepyel
Лепель
Lyepyel
Coordinates: 54°52′30″N 28°41′40″E / 54.87500°N 28.69444°E / 54.87500; 28.69444
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictLyepyel District
First mentioned1439
Population
 (2024)
  Total
17,106
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code+375 2132
License plate2
Websitehttp://lepel.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Lyepyel or Lepel (Belarusian: Лепель, romanized: Liepieĺ; Russian: Лепель, IPA: [ˈlʲepʲɪlʲ]; Polish: Lepel; Yiddish: ליעפּליע, romanized: Li'epli'e) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, located near Lyepyel Lake on the Vula River. It serves as the administrative center of Lyepyel District. Its population in the 1998 census was 19,400. As of 2024, it has a population of 17,106.