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Nikolayevsk-on-Amur

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (English)
Николаевск-на-Амуре (Russian)
庙街 (Chinese)
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Location of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur is located in Khabarovsk Krai
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
Location of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in Khabarovsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°08′N 140°44′E / 53.133°N 140.733°E / 53.133; 140.733Coordinates: 53°08′N 140°44′E / 53.133°N 140.733°E / 53.133; 140.733
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Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of September 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Khabarovsk Krai
Administratively subordinated to town of krai significance of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
Administrative center of town of krai significance of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur,Nikolayevsky District
Municipal status (as of October 2010)
Municipal district Nikolayevsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Nikolayevsky Municipal District, Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Urban Settlement
Head Pyotr Volynsky
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 22,752 inhabitants
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)
Founded August 13, 1850
Town status since 1856
Postal code(s) 682460
Dialing code(s) +7 42135
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Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (Russian: Никола́евск-на-Аму́ре, Nikolayevsk-na-Amure; Chinese: 庙街; pinyin: Miaojie; Manchu: ᠮᡳᠶᠣᠣ
ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ
; Möllendorff: miyoo gašan) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located on the Amur River close to its liman in the Pacific Ocean. Population: 22,752 (2010 Census);28,492 (2002 Census);36,296 (1989 Census).

The town is situated on the left bank of the Amur River, 80 kilometers (50 mi) from where it flows into the Amur estuary, 977 kilometers (607 mi) north of Khabarovsk and 582 kilometers (362 mi) from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur railway station. It is the closest significant settlement to the Strait of Tartary separating the mainland from Sakhalin.


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