Sokoch (Russian: Сокоч) is a rural locality in the Yelizovsky District of Kamchatka Krai in Far Eastern Russia. It is the administrative centre of Nachikinsky and lies 66.6 kilometres (41.4 mi) by road west of Yelizovo.[3] The settlement was established in 1947 at the confluence of the rivers Plotnikova and Sokoch. In 2010 it had a population of 903 people.[4] The river Sokoch is noted for its salmon.[5]

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Location of Sokoch
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Sokoch is located in Russia
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Location of Sokoch
Sokoch is located in Kamchatka Krai
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Sokoch (Kamchatka Krai)
Coordinates: 53°09′05″N 157°41′24″E / 53.15139°N 157.69000°E / 53.15139; 157.69000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai
Administrative districtYelovsky District
Population
 • Estimate 
(2010)
903
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 Edit this on Wikidata[1])
Postal code(s)[2]
684029
OKTMO ID30607410101

References

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  1. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. ^ "Sokoch" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Сокоч" (in Russian). Nasledie-sela.ru. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ Bulletin, Issue 162. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 1968. p. 100.