Nakhodka
Находка | |
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City | |
![]() View of Nakhodka | |
Coordinates: 42°49′N 132°52′E / 42.817°N 132.867°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
Founded | 1864![]() |
City status since | May 18, 1950 |
Government | |
• Head | Oleg Kolyadin |
Area | |
• Total | 325.9 km2 (125.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 159,719 |
• Rank | 110th in 2010 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
• Capital of | Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[4] | 690890, 692900–692906, 692909–692911, 692913, 692914, 692916–692924, 692926, 692928–692930, 692939–692941, 692943, 692952–692954, 692956 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 4236 |
OKTMO ID | 05714000001 |
City Day | Last Sunday in May |
Twin towns | Oakland, Maizuru, Phuket, Otaru![]() |
Website | www |
Nakhodka (Russian Находка) is a port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is one of the most eastern cities in Russia. Nakhodka is a port on the Japan Sea. It is located around Nakhodka Bay. Nakhodka means "Lucky find" in Russian.
The village Amerikanka was the first permanent settlement at the location of the current city. It was founded in 1907. Nakhodka became an urban-type fishing settlement in 1941. It received city status on May 19, 1950. This date is now called City Day.
The economy of the city is based mainly on the port and port-related businesses. This include processing and canning fish. In Soviet times, Nakhodka was the only Soviet port in the Far East open to foreign vessels. After Vladivostok started being used by foreigners in 1991, the port of Nakhodka is not used as much as before. Economic activity in the city has become much less because of this..
Nakhodka is still an important international port. It is the center of the coastal trade. Exports include timber, coal, fluorspar, honey, fish and seafood.