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Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori (in English)
Полярные Зори (Russian)
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Polyarnye Zori is located in Murmansk Oblast
Polyarnye Zori
Polyarnye Zori
Location of Polyarnye Zori in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 67°22′N 32°30′E / 67.367°N 32.500°E / 67.367; 32.500Coordinates: 67°22′N 32°30′E / 67.367°N 32.500°E / 67.367; 32.500
Coat of Arms of Polyarnye Zori (Murmansk oblast) (1995).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of April 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Administrative center of Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Municipal status (as of October 2007)
Urban okrug Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug
Mayor Nikolay Goldobin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 15,096 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1968
Town status since April 22, 1991
Postal code(s) 184230
Dialing code(s) +7 81532
Official website
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Polyarnye Zori (Russian: Поля́рные Зо́ри, lit. polar dawns) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero, 224 kilometers (139 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 15,096 (2010 Census);15,910 (2002 Census);19,428 (1989 Census).

Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electric power industry due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant. Initially a work settlement subordinated to the town of Apatity, it was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree of April 22, 1991. A part of the territory in jurisdiction of Apatity was also transferred to Polyarnye Zori by the Decision of the Presidium of the Murmansk Oblast Soviet of People's Deputies of May 16, 1991.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug.


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