Kraskino

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Urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the shore of the Posyet Bay, 282 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Vladivostok, near the border with North Korea. Population: 3,256 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1900 as Novokiyevskoye (Новоки́евское). In 1936, it was given its present name, for Lieutenant Mikhail Kraskin, who died in a border conflict. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1940.
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Coordinates:   42°42'51"N   130°47'10"E
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