Dalnegorsky District
| Dalnegorsk (in English) Дальнегорск (Russian) |
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.jpg) Goreloye Microdistrict in Dalnegorsk |
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.svg) Location of Primorsky Krai in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of May 2005) | |
| Urban okrug | Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Igor Sakhuta |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 37,519 inhabitants |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Town status since | August 31, 1989 |
| Previous names | Tetyukhe (until 1973) |
| Postal code(s) | 692441–692443, 692446, 692448 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 42373 |
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Dalnegorsk (Russian: Дальнего́рск, lit. far in the mountains) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 37,519 (2010 Census);40,069 (2002 Census);49,792 (1989 Census).
It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 as Tetyukhe (Russian: Те́тюхе; Chinese: 野豬河; pinyin: Yĕzhūhé; literally meaning "river of wild boars"), until it was renamed in 1973 as part of a campaign to change any Chinese-derived place names in Primorsky Krai.
The settlement of Tetyukhe was founded in 1897, with the founding of a lead and zinc mine by Swiss immigrant Julius Brynner. Brynner's son Boris maintained the right to mine on the site until 1931, one of the longest-running private enterprises in the Soviet Union. Boris Brynner's son Yul Brynner later became a famous actor in the United States.
In 1930, Tetyukhe was granted urban-type settlement status. The settlement was renamed in 1973, along with the Tetyukhe River which was renamed Rudnaya, from the Russian word "руда" meaning "ore". Town status was granted to Dalnegorsk on August 31, 1989.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug.
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