Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast

Snezhnogorsk
Snezhnogorsk; Снежногорск(Russian)
	- Town [1] -
	; The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
	; Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
	SnezhnogorskLocation of Snezhnogorsk in Murmansk Oblast
	Coordinates: 69°12′N33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E Coordinates: 69°12′N33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast [1]
Administratively subordinated to	closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk [1]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Urban okrug	Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug [2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	12,683 inhabitants [3]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00) [4]
Founded	1970[ citation needed ]
Town status since	1980[ citation needed ]
Previous names	Murmansk-60,[ citation needed ]; Vyuzhny[ citation needed ]
Postal code(s) [5]	184682, 184683
Dialing code(s)	+7 81530[ citation needed ]
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Last updated February 22, 2019

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);^[3]12,737 (2002 Census).^[6]

Russian is an East Slavic language, which is official in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was the de facto language of the Soviet Union until its dissolution on 25 December 1991. Although, nowadays, over two decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian is used in official capacity or in public life in all the post-Soviet nation-states, as well as in Israel and Mongolia, the rise of state-specific varieties of this language tends to be strongly denied in Russia, in line with the Russian World ideology.

The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with the classification systems in other countries.

A closed city or closed town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight. They may be sensitive military establishments or secret research installations which require much more space or freedom than is available in a conventional military base. There may also be a wider variety of permanent residents including close family members of workers or trusted traders who are not directly connected with its clandestine purposes.

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.^[2]

Alexandrovsk is a closed administrative-territorial formation in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Polyarny. Population: 42,789 (2010 Census).

Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, which is located in the northwestern part of the country, occupying mostly the Kola Peninsula. The oblast itself was established on May 28, 1938, but some kind of administrative organization of the territory existed here since at least the 13th century. As of the 2002 Census, Russians account for the majority of the oblast's population, with the indigenous Sami constituting only a 0.20% minority (1,769 people).

Economy

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

The Northern Fleet is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Arctic Ocean.

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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast
1 2 Law #530-01-ZMO
1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service . Retrieved June 29, 2012.
↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time , as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000](XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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.).

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[MurmanskO_admlist-1] 1 2 3 4 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast

[Ref813-2] 1 2 Law #530-01-ZMO

[2010Census-3] 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service . Retrieved June 29, 2012.

[RuTime-4] Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time , as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).

[PostalCode-5] Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

[PopCensus-6] Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000](XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.

v t e Administrative divisions of Murmansk Oblast
Administrative center: Murmansk
	Administrative districts	Kandalakshsky Kolsky Kovdorsky Lovozersky Pechengsky Tersky
	Closed administrative-territorial formations	Alexandrovsk Ostrovnoy Severomorsk Vidyayevo Zaozyorsk
	Cities and towns (all levels)	Apatity Gadzhiyevo Kandalaksha Kirovsk Kola Kovdor Monchegorsk Murmansk Olenegorsk Ostrovnoy Polyarny Polyarnye Zori Severomorsk Snezhnogorsk Zaozyorsk Zapolyarny
	Urban-type settlements	Kildinstroy Molochny Murmashi Nikel Pechenga Revda Safonovo Tumanny Umba Verkhnetulomsky Zelenoborsky

Snezhnogorsk Снежногорск(Russian)
- Town ^[1] -
The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Snezhnogorsk Location of Snezhnogorsk in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°12′N33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E / 69.200; 33.233 Coordinates: 69°12′N33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E / 69.200; 33.233

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast ^[1]
Administratively subordinated to	closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk ^[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Urban okrug	Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug^[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	12,683 inhabitants^[3]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)^[4]
Founded	1970^{[ citation needed ]}
Town status since	1980^{[ citation needed ]}
Previous names	Murmansk-60,^{[ citation needed ]} Vyuzhny^{[ citation needed ]}
Postal code(s) ^[5]	184682, 184683
Dialing code(s)	+7 81530^{[ citation needed ]}
Snezhnogorsk on Wikimedia Commons