Sokoch
Sokoch
Сокоч | |
|---|---|
Location of Sokoch | |
| Coordinates: 53°09′05″N 157°41′24″E / 53.15139°N 157.69000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| Administrative district | Yelovsky District |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2010) | 903 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 684029 |
| OKTMO ID | 30607410101 |
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. The settlement was established in 1947 at the confluence of the rivers Plotnikova and Sokoch. In 2010 it had a population of 903 people. The river Sokoch is noted for its salmon.