Nakhodka
Nakhodka (Russian Находка) is a port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is one of the most eastern cities in Russia. Nakhodka is a port on the Japan Sea. It is located around Nakhodka Bay. Nakhodka means "Lucky find" in Russian.
| Nakhodka (English) Находка (Russian) | |
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 View of Nakhodka | |
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| City Day | Last Sunday in May |
| Administrative status (as of December 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Oleg Kolyadin |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 159,719 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 110th |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+11:00) |
| City status since | May 18, 1950 |
| Postal code(s) | 690890, 692900–692906, 692909–692911, 692913, 692914, 692916–692924, 692926, 692928–692930, 692939–692941, 692943, 692952–692954, 692956 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4236 |
| Official website | |
The village Amerikanka was the first permanent settlement at the location of the current city. It was founded in 1907. Nakhodka became an urban-type fishing settlement in 1941. It received city status on May 19, 1950. This date is now called City Day.
Economy
The economy of the city is based mainly on the port and port-related businesses. This include processing and canning fish. In Soviet times, Nakhodka was the only Soviet port in the Far East open to foreign vessels. After Vladivostok started being used by foreigners in 1991, the port of Nakhodka is not used as much as before. Economic activity in the city has become much less because of this..
Nakhodka is still an important international port. It is the center of the coastal trade. Exports include timber, coal, fluorspar, honey, fish and seafood.
Nakhodka Media
Nakhodka Port, September 2010
Roadstead at the Port of Nakhodka
References
- ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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