Luchegorsk Explained

En Name:Luchegorsk
Ru Name:Лучегорск
Coordinates:46.45°N 151°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Primorsky Krai
Adm Ctr Of:Pozharsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Pop 2010Census:21,004
Established Date:1966

Luchegorsk (Russian: Лучего́рск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pozharsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1966 on the bank of the Kontrovod River.

Economy

There is a large electric power station which supplies the electricity to Primorsky Krai and causes ecological problems in Luchegorsk. It is the closest settlement to where the Sino-Soviet border conflict occurred.

Miscellaneous

Luchegorsk is the largest inhabited locality in the Far Eastern Federal District which does not have town status. In September 2015, The Guardian reported that 'dozens of hungry bears' had besieged the town, wandering the streets and attacking residents.[1] https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/russia/Brother-Anton-Virich-Sentenced-to-Six-Years-and-Two-Months-in-Prison/

Notes and References

  1. News: Guardian . Russian town besieged by hungry bears . 4 September 2015 . Alec . Luhn . 4 January 2018.