Snezhnogorsk (in English) Снежногорск (Russian) |
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The Rainbow House in Snezhnogorsk |
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia |
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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 |
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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.