Vyazemsky (town)

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Vyazemsky (Russian: Вя́земский) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 130 km south-west of Khabarovsk close to the Ussuri River and the border with China at 47°31′60″N, 134°45′0″E. Population: 15,760 (2002 Census); 18,426 (1989 Census).

Vyazemsky was founded in 1894 as a settlement around Vyazemskaya (Вя́земская) railway station. Its urban-type settlement status was granted in 1938, and it has had town status since 1951.