Vrangel

For the Russian general, see Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel.
For the Russian island, see Wrangel Island.

Coordinates: 42°43′47″N 133°05′02″E / 42.72972°N 133.08389°E / 42.72972; 133.08389

Vrangel, near Vostochny Port

Vrangel (Russian: Вра́нгель) was an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on east coast of Nakhodka Bay. Its foundation date is unknown.[1] On December 1, 2004 it was merged with the city of Nakhodka.[2] Population: 15,346(2002 Census);[3] 12,814(1989 Census).[4]

Vostochny Port, one of Russia's largest ports, is located near Vrangel.[5]

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Notes

  1. Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Primorsky Krai, p. 23.
  2. Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №172-КЗ от 1 декабря 2004 г. «Об упразднении посёлков городского типа Врангель и Ливадия, села Козьмино и маяка Поворотный». (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #172-KZ of December 1, 2004 On Abolishment of the Urban-Type Settlements of Vrangel and Livadiya, of the Village of Kozmino, and of the Lighthouse of Povorotny. ).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Official website of Vostochny Port

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