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Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast

Snezhnogorsk (in English)
Снежногорск (Russian)
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The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Snezhnogorsk is located in Murmansk Oblast
Snezhnogorsk
Snezhnogorsk
Location of Snezhnogorsk in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E / 69.200; 33.233Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E / 69.200; 33.233
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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
Municipal status (as of June 2013)
Urban okrug Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,683 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1970
Town status since 1980
Previous names Murmansk-60,
Vyuzhny
Postal code(s) 184682, 184683
Dialing code(s) +7 81530
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Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 12,683 (2010 Census);12,737 (2002 Census).

It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980. It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Snezhnogorsk is subordinated to the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of Snezhnogorsk is a part of Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.

The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard, which services and repairs the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.


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