Vostok, Primorsky Krai
Vostok | |
|---|---|
Urban-type settlement | |
  Vostok Location in Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′51″N 135°49′39″E / 46.44750°N 135.82750°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| District | Krasnoarmeysky District |
| Granted status | 1980 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,103 |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (VLAT) |
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 Russian 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
