Yelizovo

Yelizovo

Yelizovo ( _ru. Елизово) is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River 32 km north-west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 41,533 (2002 Census); 46,929 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1848 as the village ("selo") of Stary Ostrog ( _ru. Старый Острог), it was renamed Zavoyko ( _ru. Завойко) in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who lead the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854. The village was renamed Yelizovo in 1923. Urban-type settlement status since 1964; town status since 1975.

Its 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.


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