Prymorsk

For other uses, see Primorsk.
Prymorsk
Приморськ
city

District library in Prymorsk

Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Zaporizhia Oblast
Raion Prymorsk Raion
Founded 1800
Area
  Total 12,82 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 12,208
  Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)

Prymorsk (Ukrainian: Приморськ) is a city in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Prymorsk Raion. Population: 12,208(2013 est.)[1].

Until 1964 the town was known as Nogaisk after the Turkic Nogai people who lived in the area until the nineteenth century.

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Coordinates: 46°44′N 36°21′E / 46.733°N 36.350°E / 46.733; 36.350

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