Luchegorsk (Russian: Лучего́рск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pozharsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 21,004 (2010 Russian census);[1] 22,365 (2002 Census);[5] 21,825 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
Luchegorsk
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Coordinates: 46°27′N 134°17′E / 46.450°N 134.283°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
Founded | 1966 |
Population | |
• Total | 21,004 |
• Capital of | Pozharsky District[2] |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | 692001 |
OKTMO ID | 05634151051 |
It was founded in 1966 on the bank of the Kontrovod River.
There is a large electric power station which supplies the electricity to Primorsky Krai and causes ecological problems in Luchegorsk. It is the closest settlement to where the Sino-Soviet border conflict occurred.
Luchegorsk is the largest inhabited locality in the Far Eastern Federal District which does not have town status.[1] In September 2015, The Guardian reported that 'dozens of hungry bears' had besieged the town, wandering the streets and attacking residents.[7]