Pogranichny
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, 1 km from center (Пограничный)
World / Russia / Primor'ye
town, district center
Urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pogranichny District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of the China–Russia border and 140 kilometers (87 mi) northwest of Vladivostok. Population: 10,280 (2010 Census).
In 1898 Orenburg Cossacks from the first Host district founded the Grodekovo (Гроде́ково) railway station, named after Nikolay Ivanovich Grodekov [ru], Governor General of Priamurye (in office: 1898–1902). The settlement received its present name, "Pogranichny" – which means "border (town)" – in 1958.
In 1898 Orenburg Cossacks from the first Host district founded the Grodekovo (Гроде́ково) railway station, named after Nikolay Ivanovich Grodekov [ru], Governor General of Priamurye (in office: 1898–1902). The settlement received its present name, "Pogranichny" – which means "border (town)" – in 1958.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogranichny,_Primorsky_Krai
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°24'44"N 131°23'7"E
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- Sibirtsevo 85 km
- Muling 93 km
- Shkotovo 141 km
- Smolyaninovo 149 km
- Slavyanka 169 km
- Rudny 283 km
- Snegovaya mountain 1.7 km
- 314th Motorized Rifle Regiment 7.3 km