En Name: | Primorsko-Akhtarsk |
Ru Name: | Приморско-Ахтарск |
Coordinates: | 46.05°N 48°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Krasnodar krai).png |
Federal Subject: | Krasnodar Krai |
Adm District Jur: | Primorsko-Akhtarsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Primorsko-Akhtarsk |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Primorsko-Akhtarsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Primorsko-Akhtarsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Primorsko-Akhtarskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Primorsko-Akhtarsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Primorsko-Akhtarskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 32257 |
Established Date: | 1829 |
Current Cat Date: | 1949 |
Website: | http://prim-ahtarsk.ru/homepage.html |
Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian: Примо́рско-Ахта́рск) is a port town and the administrative center of Primorsko-Akhtarsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the coast of the Sea of Azov, 151km (94miles) northwest of Krasnodar, the administrative center of the krai. Population:
It was founded in 1829. Town status was granted to it in 1949.
A Russian Air Force base is located to the north east.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Primorsko-Akhtarsk serves as the administrative center of Primorsko-Akhtarsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Primorsko-Akhtarsky District as the Town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk. As a municipal division, the town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk is incorporated within Primorsko-Akhtarsky Municipal District as Primorsko-Akhtarskoye Urban Settlement.[2]