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Polyarnye Zori (Russian: Поля́рные Зо́ри, lit. polar dawns) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero, 224 kilometers (139 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 15,096 (2010 Census); 15,910 (2002 Census); 19,428 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Polyarnye Zori Murmansk Oblast Russia 184230
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Mayors of Polyarnye Zori
- References
Map of Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184230
History
Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electric power industry due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant. Initially a work settlement subordinated to the town of Apatity, it was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree of April 22, 1991. A part of the territory in jurisdiction of Apatity was also transferred to Polyarnye Zori by the Decision of the Presidium of the Murmansk Oblast Soviet of People's Deputies of May 16, 1991.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug.
Mayors of Polyarnye Zori
- Lyudmila Chistova
- Valery Mironov (1998-2002)
- Vladimir Goncharenko (2002-2006)
- Nikolay Goldobin (since 2006)