Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast Explained

En Name:Snezhnogorsk
Ru Name:Снежногорск
Coordinates:69.2°N 47°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Snezhnogorsk (Murmansk oblast) (1992).png
Federal Subject:Murmansk Oblast
Adm Data As Of:December 2013
Adm City Jur:closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun Data As Of:June 2013
Urban Okrug Jur:Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:12683
Established Date:1970
Current Cat Date:1980
Prev Name1:Murmansk-60
Prev Name2:Vyuzhny
Postal Codes:184682, 184683
Dialing Codes:81530
Date:May 2010

Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980. It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny.

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.[2]

Economy

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

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Notes and References

  1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast
  2. Law #530-01-ZMO