Yelizovo (Russian: Е́лизово) is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River 32 kilometers (20 mi) northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with a population of 39,569 (2010 Census);[3] Founded in 1848 as the selo of Stary Ostrog (Ста́рый Остро́г), it was renamed Zavoyko (Заво́йко) in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who led the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854.

[1] As a municipal division, Yelizovo Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Yelizovskoye Urban Settlement within Yelizovsky Municipal District.

[4] Ethnic composition (2010):[3] The town has a small population of Korean people who were descended from North Korean contract workers from 1946.

A major Soviet space telemetry station, NIP-6, was also located nearby.

In Yelizovo, there is a long-wave broadcasting station with a 255 metres (837 ft) tall ARRT-Antenna.