Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of December 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk |
| Administrative center of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk |
| Municipal status (as of June 2013) | |
| Urban okrug | Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Vladimir Cherepov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 17,293 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Previous names |
Alexandrovsk (until March 15, 1926), Alexandrovskoye (until March 11, 1931), Polyarnoye (until September 19, 1939) |
| Postal code(s) | 184650, 184651, 184653 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81551 |
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Polyarny (Russian: Поля́рный) is a town and the administrative center of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the outermost western side of the Kola Bay. Population: 17,293 (2010 Census);18,552 (2002 Census);27,635 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1896 and named Alexandrovsk (Алекса́ндровск) in honor of Tsar Alexander III. Other sources, however, state that the original name was Alexandrovsk-na-Murmane (Алекса́ндровск-на-Му́рмане), it was called so after Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Emperor Nicholas II, and did not become known as "Alexandrovsk" until later.
Town status was granted to it on June 20 [O.S. June 7], 1899. At the same time, Alexandrovsk became an uyezd town, for which reason Kolsky Uyezd was renamed Alexandrovsky.
On May 3, 1920, the Alexandrovskaya Volost Executive Committee divided the territory of the volost into six selsoviets, including Alexandrovsky Selsoviet with the administrative center in Alexandrovsk. However, the Murmansky Uyezd Executive Committee's did not approve the creation of all six selsoviets, with Alexandrovsky Selsoviet being one which did not get an approval.
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