Luchegorsk

Luchegorsk is an types of [inhabited localities in Russia|urban locality] and the administrative center of Pozharsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1966 on the bank of the Kontrovod River.

Economy

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.

Miscellaneous

Luchegorsk is the largest inhabited locality in the Far Eastern [Federal District] which does not have town status. In September 2015, The Guardian reported that 'dozens of hungry bears' had besieged the town, wandering the streets and attacking residents. https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/russia/Brother-Anton-Virich-Sentenced-to-Six-Years-and-Two-Months-in-Prison/