Plastun (urban-type settlement)
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Plastun is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the most populous settlement of Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai
, Russia
. Population:
It was founded in 1907 and named after the corvette
Plastun which was surveying the coasts of Primorye in 1859.
The industry of settlement is represented by a port
and timber processing enterprises. There is an airport
near Plastun with regular flights to Kavalerovo
and Vladivostok
.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the most populous settlement of Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population:
It was founded in 1907 and named after the corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
Plastun which was surveying the coasts of Primorye in 1859.
The industry of settlement is represented by a port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
and timber processing enterprises. There is an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
near Plastun with regular flights to Kavalerovo
Kavalerovo
Kavalerovo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Kavalerovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1910 by Fyodor Popolitov as the village of Kavalerovka....
and Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
.