Nakhodka (Russian: Нахо́дка, IPA: [nɐˈxotkə]) is a port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trudny Peninsula jutting into the Nakhodka Bay of the Sea of Japan, about 85 kilometers (53 mi) east of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 159,719 (2010 Census);[2] 148,826 (2002 Census);[6] 160,056 (1989 Census).[7]

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Coordinates: 42°49′N 132°52′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Founded	1864
City status since	May 18, 1950
Government
• Head	Oleg Kolyadin
Area
• Total	325.9 km2 (125.8 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	159,719
• Rank	110th in 2010
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	690890, 692900–692906, 692909–692911, 692913, 692914, 692916–692924, 692926, 692928–692930, 692939–692941, 692943, 692952–692954, 692956
Dialing code(s)	+7 4236
OKTMO ID	05714000001
City Day	Last Sunday in May
Website	www.nakhodka-city.ru

History

The Nakhodka Bay, around which the city is organized, was first known to the Russians on the corvette Amerika, which sought shelter in the bay during a storm in 1859. In honor of this occasion, the ice-free and relatively calm bay was named Nakhodka, which in Russian means "discovery" or "lucky find".

An imperial settlement existed here from 1868 to 1872 but was abandoned following the death of its administrator, Harold Furuhjelm. In the fall of 1870, Otto Wilhelm Lindholm established a whaling station across the bay from the settlement. In the spring of 1871 he fitted out his schooner Hannah Rice and sailed to Posyet, where he caught six gray whales.[8]

Until the 20th century, the area around the bay remained uninhabited, with the first settlement a small fishing village founded in 1907.^{[citation needed]} When the Soviet government decided to build a harbor in the area in the 1930s, a number of small settlements were founded, which were merged as a work settlement in the 1940s. On May 18, 1950, the settlement, by then with a population of about 28,000 residents, was granted town status.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated as Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Nakhodka City Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug.[3]

Climate

Nakhodka has one of the mildest climates in Primorsky Krai and in the whole of the Asian part of Russia thanks to its southerly location and oceanic influences from the Sea of Japan. Average temperature in January is −9.3 °C (15.3 °F); in August (the warmest month), it is +20.6 °C (69.1 °F). It is classified as a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) due to the vast seasonal differences and is a very cold climate for a coastal location below 43 degrees latitude. The maritime influence is manifested in low diurnal temperature variation and a vast summer seasonal lag. Due to the influence of the interior, there is a sharp drop in temperatures between October and November. Half of the year has mean temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F), in spite of the warmest month being only moderately warm and the coldest month having quite severe cold, with a very low seasonal lag in winter.

Economy and infrastructure

The city's economy, based mostly around the port and port-related activity such as fish processing and canning, has suffered since 1991 as Vladivostok was opened to foreign activity again. Local industry also took a hit during the 1998 Russian financial crisis. However, Nakhodka has been declared a free economic zone, and the governments in both Moscow (federal) and Vladivostok (regional) have seemed interested in opening the city further to foreign investment.

Nakhodka is also an important transport junction where goods from Japan are transferred from ships onto the Russian railway system, including the Trans-Siberian Railway portion of the Eurasian Land Bridge.

Vostochny Port, the largest stevedoring company in the country, is headquartered in the city.

Sports

FC Okean Nakhodka was the only professional sport club in the city. It spent the 1992 and 1993 seasons in the Russian Premier League, although the club later folded and was refounded in the amateur leagues. It is also the home town of association football player Viktor Fayzulin.

Twin towns and sister cities

Nakhodka has the following sister city relationships:

City	State/Province	Country	Date
Maizuru	Kyoto	Japan	June 19611
Otaru	Hokkaido	Japan	September 12, 1966
Bellingham	Washington	United States	April 1975
Oakland	California	United States	April 1975
Tsuruga	Fukui	Japan	October 1982
Jilin	Jilin	China	July 1991
Donghae	Gangwon	South Korea	December 1991
Clare	Michigan	United States	October 1997
Phuket	Phuket Province	Thailand	September 21, 2006

^1 First Soviet Union-Japan sister city

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №161-КЗ от 14 ноября 2001 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края», в ред. Закона №673-КЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красное знамя Приморья", №69 (119), 29 ноября 2001 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #161-KZ of November 14, 2001 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, as amended by the Law #673-KZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №183-КЗ от 6 декабря 2004 г. «О Находкинском городском округе». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №77, 8 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #183-KZ of December 6, 2004 On Nakhodkinsky Urban Okrug. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

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