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Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast


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

It was formed on May 28, 2008, when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a presidential decree merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.

Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

Coordinates: 69°15′00″N 33°19′00″E / 69.2500°N 33.3167°E / 69.2500; 33.3167


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