| Preobrazheniye | |
| Native Name: | Преображе́ние |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Settlement Type: | urban-type settlement |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of Arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia#Russia Primorsky Krai |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 320 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lazovsky |
| Subdivision Type2: | Town |
| Subdivision Name2: | Preobrazhenskoe |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 19 August 1860 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 6538 |
| Timezone1: | VLAT |
| Utc Offset1: | +10:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 692998 |
Preobrazheniye (ru|Преображе́ние) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lazovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Preobrazheniye Bay of the Sea of Japan. Population:
Founded on August 19, 1860 on the day of Transfiguration of Jesus, it was named "Preobrazheniye" (meaning transfiguration in Russian) after the event.
The main enterprise of the settlement is Preobrazhenskaya Base of Trawling Fleet (Russian: Преображенская база тралового флота).
| Population Through Years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,768 | 10,571 | 12,213 | 9,335 | 8,681 | 8,554 | 7,184 | |
| 7,085 | 6,992 | 6,861 | 6,724 | 6,617 | 6,538 | ||
Population Progression
The climate of Preobrazheniye is monsoon climate, which is moderately warm and humid. Because of the influence of the Primorskoye Current, the winter is warmer than in the continental regions of the region, and the summer is cooler. The warmest months of the year are July, August and September. Spring is long and cool. Autumn, as a rule, comes somewhat slower than in the mainland regions of Russia. The average number of sunshine hours reaches 2,400, with most of them occurring in the winter, while the summer is characterized by a predominance of cloudy weather.