Ussuriisk
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.svg) Location of Primorsky Krai in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | Ussuriysk City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Ussuriysk City Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of November 2012) | |
| Urban okrug | Ussuriysky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Ussuriysky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Korzh Yevgeniy Yevgen'yevich |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 158,004 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 111th |
| Population (2016 est.) | 168,598 inhabitants |
| Density | 913/km2 (2,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
| Founded | 1866 |
| City status since | 1898 |
| Previous names |
Nikolskoye (until 1898), Nikolsk-Ussuriysky (until 1935), Voroshilov (until 1957) |
| Postal code(s) | 692500–692503, 692506, 692508–692512, 692515, 692519, 692522–692530, 692548–692554, 692558, 692559 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4234 |
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Ussuriysk (Russian: Уссури́йск; Manchu: ᡠᡵᡩᠠᠨ
ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ; Möllendorff: furdan hoton; simplified Chinese: 双城子; traditional Chinese: 雙城子) is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, 98 kilometers (61 mi) north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai, and about 60 kilometers (37 mi) from both the China–Russia border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: 158,004 (2010 Census);157,759 (2002 Census);158,016 (1989 Census).
The area of what now is Ussuriysk was settled by Yulou Mohe tribes. From the mid-9th century, it became Huàzhōu of the Bohai Kingdom. It is then populated by the Dōnghǎi Jurchens, under control of Liao dynasty. The city then become capital of Jīn Dynasty's Sùpín circuit (速頻路). Then it went under control of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties respectively.
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