Artyom (Russian: Артём) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated in the northern part of the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula at 43°22′N 132°11′E. Primorsky Krai (Russian: ), also known as Primorye (), is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ...

• Population: 64,145 (2002 Census)
• Area: 506 km²; about 200 km² are forested
• Telephone area code: 42-337-0 (or 237-0 if you call from inside of Primorsky Krai)
• Railroad distance to Vladivostok: 45 km
• Highway distance to Vladivostok: 50 km

Artyom comprises a chain of small settlements paralleling the Vladivostok—Nakhodka highway. It is built mainly with one-, two-, and five-story houses of stone and brick, though a comparatively large number of wooden private houses can be seen. Founded in 1924 near the Zybunny pit mine it is named after a famous revolutionary Artyom (F.A. Sergeyev). In 1938, it was granted town status. Artyom comprises three former urban-type settlements: Uglovoye, Zavodskoy, and Artyomovsky. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Streets of Vladivostok in the 1910s Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к (help· info) ) is a city in Russias far east, not far from the Russia-China border and North Korea. ... Nakhodka is a port city in Primorsky Krai (Maritime Region) in the Far Eastern part of Russia, at 42°49′ N 132°53′ E The city has approximately 200,000 inhabitants. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ...

Business and industry

Half of the able-bodied population of Artyom is engaged in the production of materials.

Artyom has 29 industrial enterprises, half of which are private. Among the consumer goods produced in the town are furniture, china, sewing production. The companies employing the largest number of workers in Artyom are Primorskoye Mine Administration (3,500 people) and Artyom-Mebel Furniture Factory (1,100 people). Fifteen joint ventures have been registered in Artyom. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ...

Coal mining, an industry without future, has always been the basis of the local economy. Coal reserves have practically been exhausted. The forecasts are that transport will be the most productive industry for Artyom's economic development. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...

Vladivostok International Airport is located near Artyom. The largest Primorsky Krai railroad junction is also found here. Annually, 12 million tons of cargo pass through Artyom to Vladivostok, and 24 million tons to Nakhodka. In 1994, the airport served 500,000 passengers. This number represents no more than 28% of its potential. IATA airport code VVO Vladivostok International Airport is located in Vladivostok, Russia and is served by the following airlines: Aeroflot Air Koryo Dalavia Domodedovo Airlines Korean Air KrasAir Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise SAT Airlines Siberia Airlines Ural Airlines Vladivostok Avia Category: Airports in Russia ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...