Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast
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Primorsk (Russian: Примо́рск; Finnish: Koivisto; Swedish: Björkö[9]) 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 Russian census);[3] 5,332 (2002 Census);[10] 6,637 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
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Primorsk
Приморск | |
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Coordinates: 60°22′N 28°37′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Vyborgsky District[1] |
Settlement municipal formation | Primorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
First mentioned | 1268[2] |
Town status since | 1940 |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,119 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 5,682 (−7.1%) |
• Capital of | Primorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
• Municipal district | Vyborgsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Primorskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Primorskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 188910 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81378[8] |
OKTMO ID | 41615108001 |
Town Day | Third Saturday of September |
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