Prymorsk

Prymorsk (Ukrainian: Приморськ; Russian: Приморск) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Prymorsk Raion. Population: 11,397 (2021 est.)[1].

For other uses, see Primorsk.
Prymorsk
Приморськ
City
District library in Prymorsk
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
Region Zaporizhzhia Oblast
DistrictPrymorsk District
Founded1800
Area
 • Total1,282 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total11,397
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
ClimateCfa

History

It was a settlement in Taurida Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Until 1964 the town was known as Nogaisk after the Turkic Nogai people who lived in the area until the nineteenth century.

City since 1967.[2][3]

In 1974 the population was 11.9 thousand people.[2]

In January 1989 the population was 13 965 people.[4][2]

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  2. Приморск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975.
  3. Приморск // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.202
  4. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу

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