Dalnegorsk
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Dalnegorsk (Russian: Дальнего́рск, lit. far in the mountains) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at (The World Gazetteer). The old name of the town is Tetyukhe (Те́тюхе) (Chinese: 野猪河, yĕzhūhé; literally meaning "a river of wild boars"). The town was renamed Dalnegorsk in 1973 during the cleansing of Chinese names in Primorsky Krai. The town status was granted to Dalnegorsk in 1989.
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[edit] Overview
- Founded in 1896.
- Population: 40,069 (2002 Census); 49,792 (1989 Census)
- Dialing code is 42-373 (or 273, if you call from inside of Primorsky Krai).
- The nearest railway station (Chuguyevka) is located 198 km from Dalnegorsk.
- The nearest sea port (Rudnaya Pristan) is 35 km from the town
- Highway distance to Vladivostok: 517 km
[edit] Business and industry
Most population of the town are employed by two industrial enterprises: JSC Bor and JSC Dalpolimetal.
Established in 1965, Bor is the world's largest specialized chemical enterprise. Due to the unique deposits of commercial minerals found in the district and the high technologies Bor successfully operates in the world market and is included in the list of Russia's 40 most prospective enterprises. 75% of its production is exported to the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan, Australia, South Korea, China, and other countries in Europe and Asia.
Dalpolimetal (established in 1897) produces 58% of Russia's lead; Rudnaya Pristan has a large smelting plant. Two thirds of its production is exported to Japan, China, and Korea.
Despite the highly-developed industrialization of Dalnegorsk, over 90% of the territory under its jurisdiction is covered with Korean Pine and mixed broadleaf forests which attract nature tourism enthusiasts. However, Dalnegorsk residents suffer from serious lead poisoning from an old smelter and the unsafe transport of lead concentrate from the local lead mining site. This lead the Blacksmith Institute to declare Dalnegorsk and neighboring Rudnaya Pristan as one of the 10 worst polluted places on earth[1]. However, according to Anatoly Lebedev, leader of the ecological NGO BROK, this inclusion is questionable[2].
[edit] Politics
On October 19, 2006, three days before the elections, Dmitry Fotyanov, the mayoral candidate from the United Russia party who came second in the initial round of elections[3], was gunned down with Kalashnikov assault rifle fire[4]. 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[5]. The run-off election was called off as both remaining candidates agreed to stand down[3]. The United Russia party called Fotyanov's death a "political murder".
[edit] Trivia
Mount Izvestkovaya, also known as Height 611, is located in Dalnegorsk. It is the place of the Height 611 UFO Incident of 1986.
[edit] References
- ^ Website of Blacksmith Institute
- ^ Regnum New Agency. Ecologists of Primorye Territory (Russia) surprised at listing Rudnaya Pristan among the most polluted places in the world
- ^ a b Mosnews.com News. Contender's Murder Leads to Canceled Elections in Russia's Far East
- ^ ITAR-TASS. Mayoral candidate killed in Dalnegorsk
- ^ BBC News. Election murder in Russian town
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Cities and towns in Primorsky Krai |  |
| Administrative center: Vladivostok Arsenyev | Artyom | Bolshoy Kamen | Dalnegorsk | Dalnerechensk | Fokino | Lesozavodsk | Nakhodka | Partizansk | Spassk-Dalny | Ussuriysk |
