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{{Short description|Closed town in Primorsky Krai, Russia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Other places3|Fokino (inhabited locality)}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
| en_name                 = Fokino
| ru_name                 = Фокино
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| coordinates             = {{coord|42|58|N|132|24|E|display=inline,title}}
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| urban_okrug_jur         = Fokino Urban Okrug
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| leader_title            = Head
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| leader_name             = Pavel Posvezhenny
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| pop_2010census          = 23696
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| established_date        = October&nbsp;4, 1980
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| postal_codes            = 692880, 692881
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| dialing_codes           = 42339
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| website                 = http://adm.fokino-prim.ru/
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'''Fokino''' ({{langx|ru|Фо́кино}}) is a [[closed city|closed]] [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in [[Primorsky Krai]], [[Russia]], located on the coast of the [[Peter the Great Gulf]], on the [[Abrek Bay]], about {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} south of [[Vladivostok]], the [[administrative center]] of the [[krai]]. Population: {{ru-census2010|23,696|;}} {{ru-census2002|26,457|.}}

It was previously known as ''Tikhookeansky'' (until 1980), ''Shkotovo-17'' (until 1994).

==History==
The village of [[Promyslovka]] was founded on the current site of Fokino in 1891. Promyslovka was granted [[urban-type settlement]] status in 1958, and the nearby naval village of Tikhookeansky followed suit in 1963. The settlements grew together, were merged, and were granted town status on October&nbsp;4, 1980.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} However, due to its status as a base for the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Russian Pacific Fleet]], the town was [[closed city|closed]], and referred to officially under the code name '''Shkotovo-17'''.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} Since 1994, Fokino has been the official name of the town.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}}

After the APEC-2012 Summit was held in [[Vladivostok]], Fokino will become the main naval base at the Russian Far East, where the Russian Pacific Fleet will be attached.

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], it is, together with two [[urban-type settlement]]s ([[Dunay, Primorsky Krai|Dunay]] and [[Putyatin (urban-type settlement)|Putyatin]]), incorporated as '''Fokino [[City of federal subject significance|Town Under Krai Jurisdiction]]'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of Primorsky Krai|districts]].<ref name="Ref130">Law #161-KZ</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], Fokino Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as '''Fokino Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref462">Decision #384</ref>

==Tourism==
It is a closed town because the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Russian Pacific Fleet]] is based there. Foreigners must have a special permit to visit the town. However, the islands of [[Putyatin Island|Putyatin]] and Askold, which are a part of the territory administered by the town, 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 [[chital|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 [[tonne]]s on Askold.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Fokino
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|width = auto
|Jan high C = -7.5
|Feb high C = -4.4
|Mar high C = 2.5
|Apr high C = 9.8
|May high C = 15.1
|Jun high C = 17.6
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 24.1
|Sep high C = 20.6
|Oct high C = 14.0
|Nov high C = 4.3
|Dec high C = -4.0
| Jan mean C = -11.4
| Feb mean C = -8.5
| Mar mean C = -1.5
| Apr mean C = 5.5
| May mean C = 10.5
| Jun mean C = 14.2
| Jul mean C = 18.7
| Aug mean C = 21.0
| Sep mean C = 16.8
| Oct mean C = 9.8
| Nov mean C = 0.5
| Dec mean C = -7.8
|Jan low C = -15.2
|Feb low C = -12.5
|Mar low C = -5.5
|Apr low C = 1.3
|May low C = 6.0
|Jun low C = 10.8
|Jul low C = 15.5
|Aug low C = 17.9
|Sep low C = 13.1
|Oct low C = 5.7
|Nov low C = -3.2
|Dec low C = -11.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 13
|Feb precipitation mm = 16
|Mar precipitation mm = 24
|Apr precipitation mm = 47
|May precipitation mm = 65
|Jun precipitation mm = 90
|Jul precipitation mm = 105
|Aug precipitation mm = 139
|Sep precipitation mm = 114
|Oct precipitation mm = 62
|Nov precipitation mm = 36
|Dec precipitation mm = 20
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org <ref name = Climate-Data.org > {{cite web
| url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/49476/
| title = Climate: Fokino
| access-date = March 24, 2018 }} </ref>

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==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|pri|adm|law}}
*{{RussiaBasicLawRef|pri|fokino}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category inline}}
*[http://adm.fokino-prim.ru/ Official website of Fokino] {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://fokino1.jsprav.ru/ Fokino Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}

{{Primorsky Krai}}
{{Closed cities of the former Soviet Union}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Primorsky Krai]]
[[Category:Closed cities]]
[[Category:Russian and Soviet Navy bases]]