Vladivostok

Vladivostok ([Владивосто́к] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: invalid parameter: |ipa= (help)) is a city on the Pacific Ocean shore of the Russian Far East. Vladivostok was founded on 2 July 1860. The east end of the Trans-Siberian railway is there. The city is the home of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The population of the city at the census of 2019 was 605,049. The highest point of historical part of Vladivostok is Eagle's Nest Hill (199 m), but the highest point of Vladivostok City District is unnamed mountain named by citizens as Blue Hill (474 m).

Vladivostok Владивосток
City
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Location of Vladivostok
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Coordinates: 43°08′N 131°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai
Founded	July 2, 1860[1]
City status since	April 22, 1880
Government
• Body	City Duma
• Head	Vacant[2]
Area [3]
• Total	331.16 km2 (127.86 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	592,034
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	604,901 (+2.2%)
• Rank	22nd in 2010
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Vladivostok City Under Krai Jurisdiction
• Capital of	Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok City Under Krai Jurisdiction
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Vladivostoksky Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Vladivostoksky Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	690xxx
Dialing code(s)	+7 423[9]
OKTMO ID	05701000001
City Day	First Sunday of July
Twin towns	Niigata, San Diego, Juneau, Tacoma, Akita, Busan, Hakodate, Dalian, Wonsan, Manta, Vladikavkaz, Kota Kinabalu, Incheon, Haiphong, Makati, Shanghai, San Francisco, Tskhinvali, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Pohang, Ho Chi Minh City, Harbin
Website	www.vlc.ru

Vladivostok was controlled by the Russian Empire from 1860-1917, ruled by Tsar Alexander II,Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Tsar Nicholas II. British, Japanese, and other foreign intervention forces controlled the city during the Russian Civil War. Bolshevik Red Army forces of the Soviet Union took control in 1922 and the Russian Federation has ruled it since 1991. It is the main economic and cultural center of the Russian Far East and an important tourism destination.

See also

• Media related to Vladivostok at Wikimedia Commons
• Vladivostok travel guide from Wikivoyage