Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast

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Snezhnogorsk (English)
Снежногорск (Russian)
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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
Snezhnogorsk
Snezhnogorsk
Location of Snezhnogorsk in Murmansk Oblast
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Administrative status (as of December 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Urban okrug Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,683 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1970[citation needed]
Town status since 1980[citation needed]
Previous names Murmansk-60,[citation needed]
Vyuzhny[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 184682, 184683
Dialing code(s) +7 81530[citation needed]
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Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 12,683 (2010 Census);[3] 12,737 (2002 Census).[6]

History

It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980.[citation needed] It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Snezhnogorsk is subordinated to the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of Snezhnogorsk is a part of Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

Map of Northern Fleet bases

The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard which is responsible for servicing and repairing the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast
  2. 2.0 2.1 Law #530-01-ZMO
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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Sources

  • Official website of Murmansk Oblast. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast (Russian)
  • Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №530-01-ЗМО от 2 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом городского округа закрытых административно-территориальных образований Мурманской области», в ред. Закона №1812-01-ЗМО от 19 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Мурманской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Мурманской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №234, стр. 3, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #530-01-ZMO of December 2, 2004 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Closed Administrative-Territorial Formations of Murmansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1812-01-ZMO of December 19, 2014 On Abolishing an Inhabited Locality in Murmansk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Murmansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

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