Primorsky Krai
federal subject of Russia, krai of Russia
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Primorsky Krai is a region in Russia located in the Far East. It matters as one of Russia's major administrative divisions and a significant area for the country's economy and strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region.
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small coat of arms of Primorsky Krai Postage stamp of the USSR: Primorsky Krai. Commemorative coin of the Bank of Russia with a face value of 10 rubles (2006) Primorsky Krai, informally known as Primorye, is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, part of the Far Eastern Federal District in the Russian Far East. The city of Vladivostok on the southern coast of the krai is its administrative center, and the second largest city in the Russian Far East, behind Khabarovsk in the neighbouring Khabarovsk Krai. Primorsky Krai has the largest economy among the federal subjects in the Russian Far East, and a population of 1,845,165 as of the 2021 Census.
The krai has Russia's only border with North Korea, along the Tumen River in Khasansky District in the southwestern corner of the krai. Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf in the Sea of Japan, is on the south coast.
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1938 establishments in the Soviet UnionCleanup tagged articles with a reason field from May 2014Countries and territories where Russian is an official languageFar Eastern Federal DistrictHarv and Sfn no-target errorsInner AsiaKrais of RussiaManchuriaPacific Coast of RussiaPrimorsky KraiRussian Far EastStates and territories established in 1938