Jump to content

Vostok, Primorsky Krai

Coordinates: 46°26′51″N 135°49′39″E / 46.44750°N 135.82750°E / 46.44750; 135.82750
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vostok
Urban-type settlement
Vostok is located in Primorsky Krai
Vostok
Vostok
Location in Primorsky Krai, Russia
Coordinates: 46°26′51″N 135°49′39″E / 46.44750°N 135.82750°E / 46.44750; 135.82750
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPrimorsky Krai
DistrictKrasnoarmeysky District
Granted status1980
Population
 (2010)4,103 (2010 Census);[1] 3,536 (2002 Census);[2] 6,106 (1989 Soviet census).[3]
 • Total4,103
Time zoneUTC+10 (VLAT)
Mountain ski resort in Vostok

Vostok (Russian: Восто́к, lit. east) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Krasnoarmeysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located 123 kilometers (76 mi) east from Novopokrovka. Population: 4,103 (2010 Census);[1] 3,536 (2002 Census);[2] 6,106 (1989 Soviet census).[3]

History

[edit]

It is one of the most isolated settlements of the krai. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1980.

Economy

[edit]

Primorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise (Приморский горно-обогатительный комбинат) is the main industrial facility and also the main employer in Vostok. Its specialization is the production of tungsten.

Transportation

[edit]

There is no airport serving Vostok. The town is connected to the outside world only via a single-track road.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. ^ a b Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.