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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (English)
Петропавловск-Камчатский (Russian)
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Coat of arms
Flag
City Day October 17
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai
Administratively subordinated to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction
Municipal status
Urban okrug Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban Okrug
Head Sergey Kondrashin
Representative body City Duma
Statistics
Area 362.14 km2 (139.82 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 179,780 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010 100th
Population (2013 est.) 181,618 inhabitants
Density 496/km2 (1,285/sq mi)
Time zone MAGT (UTC+12:00)
Founded October 17, 1740
Postal code(s) 683000 (main)
Dialing code(s) +7 4152
Official website: http://pkgo.ru/

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is a city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

It was previously known as Petropavlovsk (until 1924).

Geography

The city is situated on high hills and surrounded by volcanoes. The surrounding terrain is mountainous enough that the horizon cannot be seen clearly from any point in town. Across Avacha Bay from the city in Vilyuchinsk is Russia's largest submarine base, the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, established during the Soviet period and still used by the Russian Navy. The city is located 6,766 kilometres (4,204 mi) from Moscow and about 2,220 kilometres (1,380 mi) from Vladivostok.

Images for kids

  • Tebenkov-Petropavlosk

    Section of Mikhail Tebenkov's 1872 Petropavlovsk harbor chart

  • Камчатский театр драмы и комедии

    Kamchatka Drama and Comedy Theater

  • Камчатский краевой объединённый музей 100

    Kamchatka Regional United Museum

  • Камчатский краевой объединённый музей 61

    inside of Kamchatka Regional United Museum

  • Спортивная площадка в Петропавловске-Камчатском

    Football Sports grounds

  • Red hill 1

    Ski resort "Red Hill" ("Krasnaya Sopka") in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

  • Флайборд (полёт над водой на специальной доске)

    Flyboard

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky biathlon stadium

    View of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy biathlon stadium in Vitaly Fatyanov prize competition.

  • Спортивный комплекс "Звёздный" г. Петропавловск-Камчатский

    Zvezdny Sports complex

  • Mass avacha

    Avachinsky volcano Mountain Climbing during Volcano Day

  • Камчатка3

    Chapel on Nikolskaya Sopka

  • Камчатский Свято-Пантелеимонов Мужской Монастырь

    Kamchatka Panteleimon Monastery

  • Cобор Святой Живоначальной Троицы в городе Петропавловске-Камчатском

    Holy Life-Giving Trinity Cathedral

  • Sopka Nikolskaya

    Nikolskaya Sopka

  • Внутриклановые разборки на лежбище сивучей

    Sea lions in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

  • Tri Brata(15340620491)

    Tri Brata

  • Пушки на Никольской

    Historical Cannons on Nikolskaya Sopka

  • Passenger terminal airport yelizovo1

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Elizovo) Airport

  • Stocznia Pietropawłowsk Kamczacki

    Port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

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