Dalnegorsk (Russian: Дальнего́рск) is a town located in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 44.54° North, 135.51° East (The World Gazetteer). The old name of the town is Tetyukhe (Те́тюхе) (Chinese: 野猪河 yĕzhūhé; literally meaning "a river of wild boars"). The town was renamed Dalnegorsk in 1973 during the cleansing of Chinese names in Primorsky Krai. The town status was granted to Dalnegorsk in 1989. Primorsky Krai (Russian: ), also known as Primorye (), is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Basic information

• Founded in 1896.
• Population: 41,800 people (in 2003).
• Telephone area code is 42-373 (or 273, if you call from inside of Primorsky Krai).
• The nearest Railway Station (Chuguyevka) is located 198 km from Dalnegorsk.
• The nearest Sea Port (Rudnaya Pristan) is 35 km from the town.
• Highway distance to Vladivostok: 517 km.

1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rudnaya Pristan (Russian: Ру́дная При́стань) is an urban settlement located at the mouth of the Rudnaya River, on the Pacific coast of Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. ... Vladivostok Train Station. ...

Business & industry

Most population of the town are employed by two industrial enterprises: JSC Bor and JSC Dalpolimetal. JSC may stand for: Joint Stock Company Johnson Space Center This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Established in 1965, Bor is the world's largest specialized chemical enterprise. Due to the unique deposits of commercial minerals found in the district and the high technologies Bor successfully operates in the world market and is included in the list of Russia's 40 most prospective enterprises. 75% of its production is exported to Britain, Italy, France, Japan, Australia, Korea, China, and other countries in Europe and Asia. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... World map showing Asia. ...

Dalpolimetal (established in 1897) produces 58% of Russia's lead; Rudnaya Pristan has a large smelting plant. Two thirds of its production is exported to Japan, China, and Korea. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Rudnaya Pristan (Russian: Ру́дная При́стань) is an urban settlement located at the mouth of the Rudnaya River, on the Pacific coast of Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. ... Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. ...

Despite the highly-developed industrialization of Dalnegorsk, over 90% of the territory under its jurisdiction is covered with Korean Pine and mixed broadleaf forests which attract nature tourism enthusiasts. Binomial name Pinus koraiensis The Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine tree that occurs in eastern Asia, in Manchuria in northeast China, Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in the far east of Russia, Korea and central Japan. ...

Trivia

Mount Izvestkovaya, also known as Height 611, is located in Dalnegorsk. It is the place of the Height 611 UFO Incident of 1986. Height 611 UFO incident refers to a UFO crash claimed to happen in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, USSR, on January 29, 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...