Ussuriysk

Ussuriysk (Russian: Уссури́йск) is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River. It is 98 kilometers (61 mi) north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. It is about 60 kilometers (37 mi) from both the China–Russia border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: 158,004 (2010 Census);^[2] 157,759 (2002 Census);^[6] 158,016 (1989 Census).^[7]

Ussuriysk Уссурийск
City[1]
Nekrasova Street in Ussuriysk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ussuriysk
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Coordinates: 43°48′N 131°58′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Founded	1866
City status since	1898
Government
• Head	Yevgeny Korzh
Area
• Total	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	158,004
• Estimate  (2016)	168,598
• Rank	111th in 2010
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Ussuriysk City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Ussuriysk City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ussuriysky Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Ussuriysky Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	692500–692503, 692506, 692508–692512, 692515, 692519, 692522–692530, 692548–692554, 692558, 692559
Dialing code(s)	+7 4234
OKTMO ID	05723000001
Twin towns	Mudanjiang
Website	adm-ussuriisk.ru

It used to be named Nikolskoye (until 1898), Nikolsk-Ussuriysky (until 1935), and Voroshilov (until 1957). It was named Ussuriysk in 1957.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2010):^[8]

• Russians – 91%
• Koreans – 3%
• Ukrainians – 2.4%
• Tatars – 0.5%
• Others – 3.1%

Architecture and monuments

The central part of the city, including Lenina, Chicherina, Krasnoznamyonnaya, and Ageyeva Streets, is of historic value. On the central square there is a monument to the Red Guards and partisans, who died in the battles at Ussuriysk in June 1918. A monument to Vladimir Lenin is on the Railway Station Square. Steam locomotive YeL 629 is set on plinth as a memorial to three Bolshevik revolutionaries (Lazo, Lutsky, and Sibirtsev) who were allegedly burned alive by the White Guards in its firebox in 1920.

Steam Locomotive YeL 629 in Ussuriysk

Notable people

• Aleksandr Dvornikov (born 1961), army general

Twin towns and sister cities

See the main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Ussuriysk is twinned with:

• Mudanjiang, China
• Changwon, South Korea

References

1. Law #161-KZ
2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
3. Law #131-KZ
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
8. "4. Население по национальности и владению русским языком" (PDF). Primstat. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.