Plastun (urban-type settlement)

Plastun (Russian: Пласту́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the most populous settlement of Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 5,350 (2010 Census);[1] 6,230 (2002 Census);[4] 5,957 (1989 Census).[5]

Plastun Пластун
Urban-type settlement
View of Plastun
Location of Plastun
Plastun Location of Plastun Plastun Plastun (Primorsky Krai)
Coordinates: 44°45′N 136°17′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai
Administrative district	Terneysky District
Founded	1907
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	5,350
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	692152
OKTMO ID	05640155051

History

It was founded in 1907 and named after the corvette Plastun which was surveying the coasts of Primorye in 1859.

Economy

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.

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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.
2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
5. "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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.