Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia

Economy : Industry | Transport

🇷🇺 Kingisepp (Ки́нгисепп or Кингисе́пп), formerly Yamburg (Я́мбург), Yam (Ям), and Yama (Я́ма; Jaama), is an ancient town and the administrative centre of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga River 138 km (86 mi) south-west of St. Petersburg, 20 km (12 mi) east of Narva, and 40 km (25 mi) south of the Gulf of Finland.

Economy: Industry The economy of Kingisepp is based on chemical, glass, and food industries. It is the location for the EuroChem Northwest ammonia plant which has the largest single-train production capacity in Europe, at 1 million tpy.

Transport The railway connecting St. Petersburg with Tallinn passes through Kingisepp and has a railway station in it. There is infrequent suburban service to the Baltiysky railway station in St. Petersburg and to Ivangorod.

The A180 Highway, connecting St. Petersburg and Ivangorod, passes Kingisepp as well. It coincides with the European route E20 connecting St. Petersburg via Tallinn. Kingisepp is also connected by road with Volosovo and Slantsy.

Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia 
<b>Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia</b>
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Kingisepp has a population of over 49,954 people. Kingisepp also forms the centre of the wider Kingiseppsky District which has a population of over 78,839 people. Kingisepp is situated 127 km south-west of St Petersburg.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kingisepp has links with:

🇵🇱 Bielsk Podlaski, Poland 🇪🇪 Jõhvi, Estonia 🇪🇪 Kohtla-Järve, Estonia 🇳🇴 Narvik, Norway 🇬🇪 Pitsunda, Georgia 🇫🇮 Raisio, Finland 🇨🇳 Renhuai, China 🇩🇪 Sassnitz, Germany 🇧🇾 Svietlahorsk, Belarus
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Antipodal to Kingisepp is: -151.384,-59.371

Locations Near: Kingisepp 28.6156,59.371

🇪🇪 Narva 28.19,59.375 d: 24.1  

🇷🇺 Sosnovy Bor 29.083,59.883 d: 62.7  

🇷🇺 Volosovo 29.483,59.433 d: 49.6  

🇪🇪 Jõhvi 27.417,59.35 d: 68  

🇷🇺 Lomonosov 29.767,59.917 d: 88.7  

🇷🇺 Kronstadt 29.787,59.988 d: 95  

🇷🇺 Vyborg 28.776,60.705 d: 148.6  

🇷🇺 Luga 29.817,58.733 d: 98.7  

🇷🇺 Peterhof 29.9,59.883 d: 92  

🇷🇺 Petergof 29.9,59.883 d: 92  

Antipodal to: Kingisepp -151.384,-59.371

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15361.1  

🇹🇴 Nukuʻalofa -175.2,-21.133 d: 15362.5  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15362.2  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14755.7  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14680.7  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11213.5  

🇨🇱 Castro -73.8,-42.467 d: 14614.9  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11097.3  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11080.1  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11078.2  

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