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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

For the city in Kazakhstan, see Petropavl.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Петропавловск-Камчатский
City[1]
Aerial view of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with the Koryaksky volcano at left
Aerial view of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
with the Koryaksky volcano at left
Flag of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Flag
Coat of arms of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Coat of arms
Location of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Map
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located in Russia
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Location of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is located in Kamchatka Krai
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Kamchatka Krai)
Coordinates: 53°01′N 158°39′E / 53.017°N 158.650°E / 53.017; 158.650
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai
Founded17 October 1740
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • HeadKonstantin Bryzgin
Area
 • Total
362.15 km2 (139.83 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
179,780
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
164,900
 • Rank100th in 2010
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofKamchatka Krai,[1] Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
683000 (main)
Dialing code(s)+7 4152
OKTMO ID30701000001
City Day17 October
Websitepkgo.ru

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: Петропавловск-Камчатский, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈpavləfsk kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj] ) is a city and the administrative center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is located in the far east of the country and lies along the coast of Avacha Bay by the Pacific Ocean. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 164,900.[7]

The city is widely known simply as Petropavlovsk (literally "city of Peter and Paul"). The adjective Kamchatsky ("Kamchatkan") was added to the official name in 1924.

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  2. ^ 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.
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  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

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