Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast

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Snezhnogorsk (English)
Снежногорск (Russian)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
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The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Snezhnogorsk is located in Murmansk Oblast
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Snezhnogorsk
Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.2°N 33.233°E / 69.2; 33.233Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.2°N 33.233°E / 69.2; 33.233
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Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Closed Administrative-Territorial Formation of Alexandrovsk[citation needed]
Municipal status
Urban okrug Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug[citation needed]
Mayor[citation needed] Yury Yurlin[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
12,698 inhabitants[1]
Population (2002 Census) 12,737 inhabitants[2]
Time zone MSD (UTC+04:00)[3]
Founded 1970[citation needed]
Postal code(s) 184682[4]
Dialing code(s) +7 81530[citation needed]
Official website
Map of Northern Fleet bases

Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 12,698 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 12,737 (2002 Census).[2]

It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980. It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny. The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard which is responsible for servicing and repairing the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  4. ^ Local post office http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=184682

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