Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast

Town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Snezhnogorsk
Снежногорск
Town[1]
The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
Flag of Snezhnogorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Snezhnogorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Snezhnogorsk
Map
69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E / 69.200; 33.233
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast[1]
Founded1970
Town status since1980
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total12,683
 • Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk[1]
 • Urban okrugAlexandrovsk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
184682, 184683
Dialing code(s)+7 81530
OKTMO ID47737000011

Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 9,942 (2021 Census);[6] 12,689 (2010 Russian census);[2] 12,737 (2002 Census);[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19798,617—    
200212,737+47.8%
201012,683−0.4%
20219,942−21.6%
Source: Census data

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.[3]

Economy

Map of Northern Fleet bases

The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard, which services and repairs the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b Law #530-01-ZMO
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).

Sources

  • Official website of Murmansk Oblast. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast (in 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.).
  • Unofficial website of Snezhnogorsk (in Russian)