Ostrovnoy (Russian: Островно́й), previously known as Murmansk-140 (Му́рманск-140),[7] is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,171;[2] down from 5,032 recorded in the 2002 Census.[8]

Ostrovnoy Островной
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 68°03′N 39°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast[1]
Founded	1981
Government
• Mayor	Gennady Chistopashin
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	2,171
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	1,847 (−14.9%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy[1]
• Capital of	closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	184640
Dialing code(s)	+7 81558
OKTMO ID	47731000001
Website	www.zato-ostrov.ru

History

The first naval base was established here in 1915.^{[citation needed]} There is no rail link to Ostrovnoy and the settlement is reachable by coastal ship, helicopter or small plane in winter.^{[citation needed]}

Until 1938, the town was known as Yokanga. Until 1981,^{[citation needed]} the town was known as Gremikha.[9]

The Gremikha Naval Base was one of the Northern Fleet's main facilities for servicing nuclear submarines.[10][11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy is incorporated as Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug.[4]

Notable residents

• Gerard Vasilyev (born 1935 in Tersko-Orlovsky Mayak), singer and actor

References

Notes

Sources

• Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №96-01-ЗМО от 6 января 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области», в ред. Закона №1953-01-ЗМО от 24 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Мурманской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области"». Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №10, стр. 3, 16 января 1998 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #96-01-ZMO of January 6, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1953-01-ZMO of December 24, 2015 On Amending the Law of Murmansk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast". ).
• 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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[de] Ostrownoi

[ru] Островной