Snezhnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai Explained

En Name:Snezhnogorsk
Ru Name:Снежногорск
Coordinates:68.09°N 87.7797°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Snezhnogorsk (Krasnoyarsk krai).png
Federal Subject:Krasnoyarsk Krai
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm City Jur:krai city of Norilsk
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Area Km:1.7
Pop 2010Census:887
Pop Density:auto
Pop Latest:784
Pop Latest Date:2021
Pop Latest Ref:[2]
Established Date:1963
Current Cat Date:1964
Postal Codes:663335

Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Tsentralny City District of the krai city of Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

History

Snezhnogorsk was founded in 1963 as a settlement for the workers building the Ust-Khantaika hydroelectric plant.

Snezhnogorsk got its name during construction, when the first house built was covered with snow up to the roof.The status of an urban-type settlement has been granted in 1964.The city-forming enterprise is Ust-Khantai Hydroelectric Power Station with a capacity of 451 MW.

Transportation

Snezhnogorsk is a remote settlement with no ground transport available to reach it.The settlement is connected by air with Norilsk and Igarka. In 2006, the airport located in the village was disbanded and the terminal building was burned down. Airplane communication between Snezhnogorsk and Norilsk thence ceased to exist.Helicopter flights are operated weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays by the airline Norilsk Avia JSC on the route Norilsk - Snezhnogorsk - Norilsk. From October 1, 2007, 2 times a month, the company operates Turukhanavia helicopter flights on the route Igarka - Snezhnogorsk - Igarka.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #10-4765
  2. Web site: Таблица 5. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более - Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2021 года . 2021-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901194902/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx . dead . 2022-09-01 .