Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к) is a city on the Pacific Ocean shore of the Russian Far East.
Vladivostok was founded on 2 July 1860. The east end of the Trans-Siberian railway is there. The city is the home of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The population of the city at the census of 2019 was 605,049. The highest point of historical part of Vladivostok is Eagle's Nest Hill (199 m), but the highest point of Vladivostok City District is unnamed mountain named by citizens as Blue Hill (474 m).
Vladivostok Владивосток | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 43°08′N 131°54′E / 43.133°N 131.900°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
Founded | July 2, 1860 |
City status since | April 22, 1880 |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma |
• Head | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 331.16 km2 (127.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 592,034 |
• Estimate (2018) | 604,901 (+2.2%) |
• Rank | 22nd in 2010 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Vladivostok City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
• Capital of | Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Vladivostoksky Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Vladivostoksky Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 ) |
Postal code(s) | 690xxx |
Dialing code(s) | +7 423 |
OKTMO ID | 05701000001 |
City Day | First Sunday of July |
Twin towns | Niigata, San Diego, Juneau, Tacoma, Akita, Busan, Hakodate, Dalian, Wonsan, Manta, Vladikavkaz, Kota Kinabalu, Incheon, Haiphong, Makati, Shanghai, San Francisco, Tskhinvali, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Pohang, Ho Chi Minh City, Harbin |
Website | www |
Vladivostok was controlled by the Russian Empire from 1860-1917, ruled by Tsar Alexander II,Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Tsar Nicholas II. British, Japanese, and other foreign intervention forces controlled the city during the Russian Civil War. Bolshevik Red Army forces of the Soviet Union took control in 1922 and the Russian Federation has ruled it since 1991. It is the main economic and cultural center of the Russian Far East and an important tourism destination.
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