Geography
The town is located in the Gomel region on the right bank of the Sozh River and is surrounded by forest and marshy land. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) away from Gomel. The Gomel and Dobrush road passes through the town. It has 139 inhabited areas in 57 resettled suburbs in the district which extends over an area of 156.3 km2 (60.3 sq mi).
As of 2003, the population of the district was 19,700. While urban population was 9,000 in 1992, the population of Vetka town was 5,982 (42.6% is Jewish), living in 11 stone and 994 wooden buildings. During this period six rope plants and six windmills, four forges, four stone and 120 wooden shops were reported. The population of Vetka increased to 7,200 in 1997. The main vocations were of jewellery, small trade and handicrafts with the Jews concentrating on timber trading, operating from Vetka wharf.
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