Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Murmansk Oblast Area 23.1 km² | Country Russia Population (2010 Census) 12,683 inhabitants Local time Saturday 2:57 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk Urban okrug Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug Weather -8°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
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); 12,737 (2002 Census).
Contents
- Map of Snezhnogorsk Murmansk Oblast Russia 184682
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- References
Map of Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184682
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. Within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of Snezhnogorsk is a part of Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.
Economy
The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard, which services and repairs the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.