Posyet
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For other uses, see Posyet (disambiguation).
| Posyet (English) Посьет (Russian) |
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 View of Posyet from the sea |
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 Posyet
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| Coordinates: 42°40′N 130°48′E / 42.667°N 130.8°ECoordinates: 42°40′N 130°48′E / 42.667°N 130.8°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Khasansky District[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
3,142 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | VLAST (UTC+11:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1860[citation needed] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1943[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 692705[citation needed] |
Posyet (Russian: Посье́т) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and an ice-free port on the Possiet Bay. Population: 1,669 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 2,927 (2002 Census);[3] 2,223 (1989 Census).[4]
It is named after the Russian navigator Constantine Possiet (1819—1899). It is one of the southernmost settlements in Russia.
It was established on April 11, 1860 as Novgorodsky-Posyet. The name Novgorodsky was given after the bay named by Muravyov-Amursky expedition; the latter name Posyet was named after Russian explorer Konstantin Posyet. It is the oldest settlement in Primorsky Krai.[citation needed]
Largest enterprise JSC Commercial port of Posyet is owned by Mechel. It is in possession of three 450-meter (1,480 ft) mooring lines of 'gravitational' type.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Unofficial website of Posyet (Russian)
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Entry on Posyet (Russian)
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