Vostok, Primorsky Krai

For other places with the same name, see Vostok (inhabited locality).

Coordinates: 46°26′37″N 135°49′21″E / 46.44361°N 135.82250°E / 46.44361; 135.82250

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 Census).[3]

History

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

Economy

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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