Prymorsk

Prymorsk (Ukrainian: Приморськ; Russian: Приморск) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Prymorsk Raion. Population: 11,497 (2020 est.)[1] .

Prymorsk Приморськ
City
District library in Prymorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
District	Prymorsk District
Founded	1800
Area
• Total	1,282 km^2 (495 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,497
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Climate	Cfa

History

It was a settlement in Taurida Governorate of the Russian Empire.

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.[2][3]

In 1974 the population was 11.9 thousand people.[2]

In January 1989 the population was 13 965 people.[4][2]

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
2. Приморск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 20. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975.
3. Приморск // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.202
4. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу