Shkotovo

43°19′N 132°21′E

Shkotovo (Russian: Шко́тово) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and a railway station in Shkotovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 5,038 (2010 Census);^[1] 5,348 (2002 Census);^[2] 7,721 (1989 Soviet census).^[3]

History

It was founded in 1865 as a village at the mouth of the Tsymukhe River (now Shkotovka River) on the Ussuri Bay and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1931. It is named after Nikolay Shkot.

Economy

There are a car repair service, a tinned food plant, and a dairy factory in Shkotovo.