| En Name: | Yelizovo |
| Ru Name: | Елизово |
| Coordinates: | 53.1833°N 181°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Elizovo (2009) (Kamchatka krai).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kamchatka Krai |
| Adm City Jur: | Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Yelizovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Yelizovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 39569 |
| Established Date: | 1848 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1975 |
| Website: | http://admelizovo.ru/ |
Yelizovo (Russian: Е́лизово) is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River 32km (20miles) northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with a population of
Founded in 1848 as the selo of Stary Ostrog (Russian: Ста́рый Остро́г), it was renamed Zavoyko (Russian: Заво́йко) in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who led the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854. The village was renamed Yelizovo in 1924.[1] Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1964, and town status was granted in 1975.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yelizovo serves as the administrative center of Yelizovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated as Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement within Yelizovsky Municipal District.[4]
Ethnic composition (2010):
The town has a small population of Korean people who were descended from North Korean contract workers from 1946.[5]
The town's most notable claim to fame is serving as the host for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, the largest airport on Kamchatka. A major Soviet space telemetry station, NIP-6, was also located nearby.
In Yelizovo, there is a long-wave broadcasting station with a 255m (837feet) tall ARRT-Antenna.