Revda, Murmansk Oblast

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Revda (English)
Ревда (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Murmansk Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Revda is located in Murmansk Oblast
Revda
Revda
Location of Revda in Murmansk Oblast
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Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
Administrative district Lovozersky District[citation needed]
Municipal status
Municipal district Lovozersky Municipal District[citation needed]
Urban settlement Revda Urban Settlement[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 8,414 inhabitants[1]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[2]
Dialing code(s) +7 81538[citation needed]
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Revda]] on Wikimedia Commons
File:Rewda.jpg
Revda and the Alpha transmitter

Revda (Russian: Ревда) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lovozersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located 149 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Murmansk. Population: 8,414 (2010 Census);[1] 10,368 (2002 Census);[3] 13,820 (1989 Census).[4]

It was founded in 1950 as a loparite ore mining and processing settlement.

To the north of Revda, one of the Russian Alpha transmitters is located.

In 2009, Barents Observer reported that Revda was likely to be closed down and its inhabitants relocated, due to the collapse of the mining industry.[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Статистический сборник Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения. Том 1. 2012 / Федеральная служба государственной статистики, Территориальный орган Федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области. Мурманск, 2012 — 75 с. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "2010Census" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 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.).
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  5. Barents Observer.com. Village of Revda to be closed