Prymorsk ( uk, Примо́рськ, ; russian: Приморск) is a city in
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It serves as the administrative center of
Prymorsk Raion
Prymorsk Raion ( uk, Приморський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Prymorsk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of ...
. Population: .
History
It was a settlement in
Taurida Governorate
The Taurida Governorate (russian: Тавріическая губернія, modern spelling , ; crh, script=Latn, Tavrida guberniyası, ) or the Government of Taurida, was a historical governorate of the Russian Empire. It included the Crime ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
.
Until 1964 the town was known as Nogaisk after the Turkic
Nogai people who lived in the area until the nineteenth century.
City since 1967.
[Приморск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975.][Приморск // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.202]
In 1974 the population was 11.9 thousand people.
In January 1989 the population was 13 965 people.
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
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References
1800s establishments in Ukraine
Cities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Populated places established in 1800
Populated places established in the Russian Empire
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