Dalnegorsk Дальнегорск | |
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| Coordinates:44°33′N135°35′E / 44.550°N 135.583°E /44.550; 135.583 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Town status since | August 31, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Igor Sakhuta |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 37,519 |
| • Subordinated to | DalnegorskTown Under Krai Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 692441–692443, 692446, 692448 |
| Dialing code | +7 42373 |
| OKTMO ID | 05707000001 |
| Website | web |
Dalnegorsk (Russian:Дальнего́рск, lit.far in the mountains) is atown inPrimorsky Krai,Russia. Population:37,519 (2010 census);[2]40,069 (2002 census);[6]49,792 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 asTetyukhe (Russian:Те́тюхе;Chinese:野豬河;pinyin:Yězhūhé; literally meaning "river ofwild boars"), until it was renamed in 1973 as part of acampaign to change any Chinese-derived place names in Primorsky Krai.
The settlement of Tetyukhe was founded in 1897,[8] with the founding of alead andzinc mine by Swiss immigrant Julius Brynner. Brynner's son Boris maintained the right to mine on the site until 1931, one of the longest-running private enterprises in theSoviet Union. Boris Brynner's sonYul Brynner later became a famous actor in theUnited States.[9]
In 1930, Tetyukhe was grantedurban-type settlement status. The settlement was renamed in 1973, along with the Tetyukhe River which was renamedRudnaya, from the Russian word "руда" meaning "ore". Town status was granted to Dalnegorsk on August 31, 1989.[10]
Within theframework of administrative divisions, it is, together with sevenrural localities, incorporated asDalnegorskTown Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of thedistricts.[1] As amunicipal division, Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated asDalnegorsky Urban Okrug.[3]
Most population of the town is employed by two industrial enterprises:JSCBor and JSCDalpolimetal.
Established in 1965,Bor is the world's largest specialized chemical enterprise[citation needed]. Due to the unique deposits of commercial minerals found in the district, and the high technologies applied,Bor successfully operates in the world market and is included in the list ofRussia's forty most prospective enterprises. Three-quarters of its production is exported to theUnited Kingdom,Italy,France,Japan,Australia,South Korea,China, and other countries inEurope andAsia.
Dalpolimetal, established in 1897, produces 58% of Russia's lead. Two-thirds of its production is exported to Japan, China, and South Korea.[citation needed]
Despite the highly developed industrialization of Dalnegorsk, over 90% of the territory under its jurisdiction is covered withKorean Pine and mixed broadleaf forests, both of which attract nature tourism enthusiasts. However, Dalnegorsk residents suffer from seriouslead poisoning from an oldlead smelter and the unsafe transport of lead concentrate from the local lead mining site. This led theBlacksmith Institute to declare Dalnegorsk and neighboringRudnaya Pristan in the top ten of worst polluted places on earth.[11] However, according to Anatoly Lebedev, leader of the ecologicalNGOBROK, this inclusion is questionable.[12]
Dalnegorsk is connected by road toVladivostok (517 km). The nearest railway station (inChuguyevka) is located 198 kilometers (123 mi) from Dalnegorsk. The nearest sea port is 35 kilometers (22 mi) from the town atRudnaya Pristan.
On October 19, 2006, three days before the elections, Dmitry Fotyanov, the mayoral candidate from theUnited Russia party who came second in the initial round of elections,[13] was gunned down from fire of aKalashnikov assault rifle fire.[14] The weapons were located by the police in a minivan that was blown up near the offices of the local newspaper soon after the murder.[15] The run-off election was called off as both remaining candidates agreed to stand down.[13] The United Russia party called Fotyanov's death a "political murder".
