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Zarubino, Primorsky Krai

Zarubino (in English)
Зарубино (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
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Location of Primorsky Krai in Russia
Zarubino is located in Primorsky Krai
Zarubino
Zarubino
Location of Zarubino in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 42°38′N 131°04′E / 42.633°N 131.067°E / 42.633; 131.067Coordinates: 42°38′N 131°04′E / 42.633°N 131.067°E / 42.633; 131.067
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Primorsky Krai
Administrative district Khasansky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 3,101 inhabitants
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)
Founded October 18, 1928
Urban-type settlement status since 1940
Postal code(s) 692725, 692726
Dialing code(s) +7 42331

Zarubino (Russian: Зару́бино) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia and a port on the Posyet Bay. Population: 3,101 (2010 Census);3,522 (2002 Census);5,306 (1989 Census).

It was established on October 18, 1928.

The Port of Zarubino serves the settlement. In September 2014 a joint Chinese-Russian plan was announce to expand its capacity to 60 million tonnes per year which would make it one of the largest ports in north Asia. There is a ferry across the gulf to Sokcho.

A railway line from the port connects to railway lines running north to Vladivostok, west to Jilin Province in China and south to Rajin in North Korea via Khasan, respectively.


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