Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Oblast Explained

En Name:Ostrovnoy
Ru Name:Островной
Coordinates:68.05°N 69°W
Map Label Position:left
Image Coa:Ostrovnoj gerb.png
Federal Subject:Murmansk Oblast
Adm City Jur:closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy
Adm Ctr Of:closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gennady Chistopashin
Pop 2010Census:2171
Prev Name1:Murmansk-140, Gremikha
Postal Codes:184640
Dialing Codes:81558
Website:http://www.zato-ostrov.ru

Ostrovnoy (Russian: Островно́й), previously known as Murmansk-140 (Russian: Му́рманск-140),[1] is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,171; down from 5,032 recorded in the 2002 Census.

History

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

Until 1938, the town was known as Yokanga. Until 1981, the town was known as Gremikha.[2]

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

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.[3] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy is incorporated as Ostrovnoy Urban Okrug.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Oleg Bukharin, Frank Von Hippel. 677. 2004. MIT Press. 9780262661812.
  2. Map of Murmansk Oblast, GUGK USSR, 1979
  3. Law #96-01-ZMO
  4. Law #530-01-ZMO