Kovdor
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kovdorsky District |
| Administrative center of | Kovdorsky District |
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| Urban okrug | Kovdorsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 18,820 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Town status since | September 20, 1965 |
| Postal code(s) | 184000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81535 |
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Kovdor (Russian: Ковдор) is a town and the administrative center of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, mostly known for its mining industry. Population: 18,820 (2010 Census);20,867 (2002 Census);30,478 (1989 Census).
By 1965, Kovdor was work settlement in the suburban area of the town of Kirovsk. By the September 20, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, it was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction and subordinated to Kirovsk Town Soviet. However, by the June 28, 1967 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, Kovdor was subordinated to Apatity—a town under oblast jurisdiction which was granted this status a year before.
Kovdor is located in the center of a large mineral resources field. The town's industry is mostly tied to mining. A carbonatite mine is located near the town. Public limited company "Kovdor's Mining Plant" (Kovdorsky gorno-obogatitelny kombinat, or Kovdorsky GOK) is the largest company in the town and in Kovdorsky District. Kovdorsky GOK is a part of Russia's largest mineral fertilizer producer EuroChem.
The area around Kovdor is rich in mica, iron ore, and vermiculite. The town named after Kovdoro lake.
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