Monchegorsk
| Monchegorsk (English) Мончегорск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of April 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Monchegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| Administrative center of | Monchegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| Municipal status (as of October 2007) | |
| Urban okrug | Monchegorsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Monchegorsk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Dmitry Staroverov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 45,361 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 351st |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1930s |
| Town status since | September 20, 1937 |
| Previous names | Moncha-Guba (until November 25, 1935) |
| Postal code(s) | 184505 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 815 36 |
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Monchegorsk (Russian: Мончего́рск) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 45,361 (2010 Census); 52,242 (2002 Census); 68,652 (1989 Census).
The name of the town derives from Akkalan Saame Sami word monce (montshe), meaning "beautiful". The name originally was intended for nearby Montshatuntur (Arctic Hill).
It was established in the 1930s as the inhabited locality of Moncha-Guba (Монча-Губа), which served copper and nickel mining in the Monchetundra Massif. It was granted work settlement status and renamed Monchegorsk by the Resolution of the Presidium of All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on November 25, 1935. At the same time, it was transferred from Kolsky District to Kirovsky District. By 1937, the copper-nickel mining volume increased significantly, and, consequently, the area population grew as well. On February 19, 1937, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned to create new Monchegorsky District by separating the town and its surrounding area from Kirovsky District and to grant Monchegorsk town status. As a result, town status was granted to Monchegorsk by the VTsIK Resolution of September 20, 1937, although no new district was formed. On October 10, 1937, Monchegorsk town council was subordinated directly to the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee.
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