Barabash (rural locality)

Barabash (Russian: Барабаш) is a rural locality (village), the administrative center of the Barabashsky Rural Settlement, part of the Khasansky District in Primorsky Krai in Russia.

Flag of Barabash

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Village[1]
A street in Barabash
Location of Barabash
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Coordinates: 43°11′30″N 131°29′20″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai
Administrative district	Khasansky District[1]
Founded	1884
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	5,691
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	692723
OKTMO ID	05648402101

History

Barabash was founded in 1884 and was named after infantry general and senator Yakov Barabash [ru], then-chairman of a commission on the delineation of the Russo-Chinese border. In 1937, Barabashky District was created with its center in the village, but on 7 May 1947 was replaced by Khasansky District when the district center moved to Khasan.^[1]

From 1955 until 2012,^[5] Barabash was the location of the headquarters of the 17th Guards Rifle Division and its successor formations.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1939	3,161[7]	—
2002	3,691[8]	+16.8%
2010	5,691[2]	+54.2%

According to the Russian Census of 2010, Barabash had 5,691 inhabitants, including 3,983 men (70%) and 1,708 women (30%).^[2] According to the Russian Census of 2002, it had 3,691 inhabitants, including 2,023 men (54.8%) and 1,668 women (45.2%).^[8]

Notable people

• Viktor Suvorov (born 1947), writer and Soviet GRU defector^[9]
• Oleg Belokonev (born 1965), Belarusian general and military leader

See also

• Barabas (disambiguation)
• Barabash (disambiguation), surname
• Barbash (disambiguation), surname