Fokino, Primorsky Krai

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Image:Coat of Arms of Fokino (Primorsky kray).png Fokino (Russian: Фо́кино) is a closed town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Peter the Great between Vladivostok and Nakhodka. It is a closed town because the Russian Pacific Fleet is based there. Foreigners must have a special permit to visit the town. However, the Islands of Putyatin and Askold, part of the town's administrative unit, are open for visits by tourists. Up to two thousand tourists visit Putyatin every year. They are attracted by the unique flora and fauna in the waters surrounding this island and its underwater landscape. Approximately 2,400 people inhabit Putyatin Island. Their main occupation is catching and processing sea products, breeding mink and spotted deer.

There is no permanent population on Askold. It is rarely visited by tourists because of the absence of regular transport connections with the mainland, and the status of the island which until 1995 had formed part of the Reserve where no economic activity was allowed. There are deposits of gold estimated at dozens of tonnes on Askold.

Population: 26,457 (2002 Census). Fokino's telephone area code is 42-339 (or 229 if you call from inside of Primorsky Krai).

Image:Coat of arms of Primorsky Krai.svg	Cities and towns in Primorsky Krai	Image:Flag of Russia.svg
Image:Coat of arms of Primorsky Krai.svg	Administrative center: Vladivostok Arsenyev \| Artyom \| Bolshoy Kamen \| Dalnegorsk \| Dalnerechensk \| Fokino \| Lesozavodsk \| Nakhodka \| Partizansk \| Spassk-Dalny \| Ussuriysk