Vulkanny
Вулканный | |
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A photo of fields in the locality. | |
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| Coordinates: 53°05′45″N 158°21′00″E / 53.09583°N 158.35000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| Administrative district | Yelizovsky District |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,608 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,354 (−15.8%) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 |
| Postal code | 684036 |
| Dialing code | +7 41531 |
| OKTMO ID | 30607154051 |
Vulkanny (Russian: Вулканный) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Yelizovsky District of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Population: 1,608 (2010 census); 1,601 (2002 census);
Formed in 1955 as a military townlet, Vulkanny was originally known as the settlement of Mirny (Russian: Мирный). From March 10, 1969, it was renamed Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-35.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992, the settlement was granted closed administrative-territorial entity (ZATO) status. Later in 4 April, 1994, the village had been renamed to the current name, Vulkanny. Since 1999, the closed administrative-territorial entity of Vulkanny was abolished.