Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast

Zapolyarny Заполярный (Russian)
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Zapolyarny Location of Zapolyarny in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°25′N 30°48′E / 69.417°N 30.800°E / 69.417; 30.800Coordinates: 69°25′N 30°48′E / 69.417°N 30.800°E / 69.417; 30.800
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Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast
Administrative district	Pechengsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	15,825 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1956
Town status since	February 1, 1963
Postal code(s)	184430
Website	www.zapadmin.ru
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Zapolyarny (Russian: Заполя́рный) is a town in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northeast of the Kola Superdeep Borehole project. Population: 15,825 (2010 Census);18,640 (2002 Census);23,564 (1989 Census).

The area where the town is located belonged to Finland in 1920–1944. It was founded in 1956 as Zhdanovsk (Жда́новск) and was granted work settlement status and later given its present name.

On February 1, 1963, by the Decree by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Zapolyarny was elevated in status to that of a town of district significance.

It is the nearest town to the former Koshka Yavr Airbase

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