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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (English)
Петропавловск-Камчатский (Russian)
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"Horizont" and "Severo-Vostok" microdistricts, Monument to Vitus Bering, building on Krasintsev st., Kamchatka drama and comedy theatre, Kamchatka Krai court on Leninskaya st.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located in Kamchatka Krai
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Location of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 53°01′N 158°39′E / 53.017°N 158.650°E / 53.017; 158.650Coordinates: 53°01′N 158°39′E / 53.017°N 158.650°E / 53.017; 158.650
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City Day October 17
Administrative status (as of March 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai
Administratively subordinated to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Kamchatka Krai, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of October 2004)
Urban okrug Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban Okrug
Head Sergey Kondrashin
Representative body City Duma
Statistics
Area 362.14 km2 (139.82 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 179,780 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 100th
Population (2013 est.) 181,618 inhabitants
Density (2010) 495/km2 (1,280/sq mi)
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)
Founded October 17, 1740
Previous names Petropavlovsk (until 1924)
Postal code(s) 683000 (main)
Dialing code(s) +7 4152
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: Петропа́вловск-Камча́тский) is the city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Population: 179,780 (2010 Census);198,028 (2002 Census);268,747 (1989 Census).

The city is situated on high hills and surrounded by volcanoes. The surrounding terrain is mountainous enough that the horizon cannot be seen clearly from any point in town. Across Avacha Bay from the city in Vilyuchinsk is Russia's largest submarine base, the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, established during the Soviet regime and still used by the Russian Navy. The city is located 6,766 kilometers (4,204 mi) from Moscow and about 2,220 kilometers (1,380 mi) from Vladivostok.

The city is considered to be founded by Danish navigator Vitus Bering in the service of the Russian Navy, although the foundation was laid by navigator Ivan Yelagin few months earlier. Bering reached Avacha Bay in late 1740 and as superior, named the new settlement "Petropavlovsk" (Peter and Paul) after his two ships, the St. Peter and the St. Paul, built in Okhotsk for his second expedition. The town's location on the sheltered Avacha Bay and at the mouth of the Avacha River saw it develop to become the most important settlement in Kamchatka. It was granted town status on April 9, 1812.


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