Rayakoski Explained
| En Name: | Rayakoski |
| Ru Name: | Раякоски |
| Coordinates: | 69.0186°N 29°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Murmansk Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Pechengsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
| Inhabloc Type: | Inhabited locality |
| Mun District Jur: | Pechengsky Municipal District |
| Mun District Jur Ref: | [1] |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Nikel Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 238 |
| Postal Codes: | 184404 |
| Postal Codes Ref: | [2] |
| Dialing Codes: | 81554 |
Rayakoski (Russian: Раякоски; Finnish: Jäniskoski/Rajakoski, Norwegian: Grensefoss lit. border rapids) is a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located adjacent to the tripoint between Finland, Norway, and Russia. Population: 238 (2010 Census).[3]
Overview
Rayakoski is located around the Rayakoski Hydroelectric Power Plant, built in 1956.
History
In 1947, Finland sold the 169 square kilometer (65 sq mi) Jäniskoski area with its hydroelectric plant, in exchange for Soviet-confiscated German investments in Finland.
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Notes and References
- Law #539-01-ZMO
- [Russian Post]
- Web site: 2010. Статистический сборник "Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения". Том 1.. 2010 Statistical Digest "Size, Distribution, and the Age and Gender Characteristics of the Population of Murmansk Oblast. Results of the All-Russian Population Census. 1. September 10, 2012. Russian: Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Территориальный орган федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области (Мурманскстат) (Federal State Statistics Service. Territorial Branch of the Federal Statistics Service in Murmansk Oblast (Murmanskstat)). 2012. Federal State Statistics Service. Russian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121222192055/http://murmanskstat.gks.ru/census/DocLib1/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%20%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%20%D0%92%D0%9F%D0%9D-2010.aspx. December 22, 2012. mdy-all.
