Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast

Primorsk
Приморск
Primorsk from bay
Primorsk from bay
Coat of arms of Primorsk
Location of Primorsk
Map
Primorsk is located in Leningrad Oblast
Primorsk
Primorsk
Location of Primorsk
Primorsk is located in European Russia
Primorsk
Primorsk
Primorsk (European Russia)
Primorsk is located in Baltic Sea
Primorsk
Primorsk
Primorsk (Baltic Sea)
Primorsk is located in Europe
Primorsk
Primorsk
Primorsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 60°22′N 28°37′E / 60.367°N 28.617°E / 60.367; 28.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative districtVyborgsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formationPrimorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
First mentioned1268[2]
Town status since1940
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Total
6,119
 • Capital ofPrimorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
 • Municipal districtVyborgsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementPrimorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofPrimorskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
188910
Dialing code(s)+7 81378[7]
OKTMO ID41615108001
Town DayThird Saturday of September

Primorsk (Russian: Примо́рск; Finnish: Koivisto; Swedish: Björkö[8]) is a coastal town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia and is the second largest Russian port on the Baltic, after St. Petersburg. It is located on the Karelian Isthmus, 137 kilometers (85 mi) west of St. Petersburg, at the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland, near Beryozovye Islands (Finnish: Koivusaari (Koivistonsaari), Tiurinsaari ja Piisaari; Swedish: Björkö) which are protected as a sea bird sanctuary. Population: 6,119 (2010 Census);[3] 5,332 (2002 Census);[9] 6,637 (1989 Soviet census).[10]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LeningradOVyborgskyD_mun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Телефонный код Приморска (in Russian). Телефонные коды всех городов Российской Федерации. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  8. ^ Björkö names and Bjarkey law. See also article on Bjarkey laws for the name's probable connection to old Scandinavian trade legislation.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.