Lazarevo (Russian: Лазарево) is a small town in Leninsky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is the head of Lazarevskoye Rural Settlement.[1]
Lazarevo
Лазарево | |
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| Coordinates: 48°14′27″N 132°26′37″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
| Administrative district | Leninsky District[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 751 |
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| • Capital of | Lazarevskoye Rural Settlement[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 |
| OKTMO ID | 99610455101 |
Lazarevo is located at an elevation of 140 meters (460 ft) by a small mountain range north of the Amur River.[4] The town lies 86 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Birobidzhan, the administrative center of the autonomous oblast.[5] Its population is 751 (2010 Census);[2]
Lazarevo is the birthplace of Soviet Arctic explorer Georgy Ushakov (1901 - 1963) who fully surveyed and charted Severnaya Zemlya for the first time in history.[6]
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