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);[2] 12,737 (2002 Census).[7]

Snezhnogorsk Снежногорск
Town[1]
The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Snezhnogorsk
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Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast[1]
Founded	1970
Town status since	1980
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	12,683
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	12,642 (−0.3%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	184682, 184683
Dialing code(s)	+7 81530
OKTMO ID	47737000011

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.[4]

Economy

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

References

Notes

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.).

External links

• Unofficial website of Snezhnogorsk (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Снежногорск (Мурманская область)