Kovdor (Russian: Ковдор, Finnish: Koutero) is a town and the administrative center of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, mostly known for its mining industry. Population: 18,820 (2010 Census);[3] 20,867 (2002 Census);[7] 30,478 (1989 Census).[8]
Kovdor
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Coordinates: 67°33′34″N 30°28′00″E / 67.55944°N 30.46667°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
Administrative district | Kovdorsky District |
Founded | 1953[1] |
Town status since | September 20, 1965[2] |
Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,820 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 16,623 (−11.7%) |
• Capital of | Kovdorsky District |
• Urban okrug | Kovdorsky Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 184000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81535[1] |
OKTMO ID | 47703000001 |
Website | kovadm |
By 1965, Kovdor was a work settlement in the district of Kirovsk.[2] By the September 20, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, it was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction and subordinated to Kirovsk Town Soviet.[2] However, by the June 28, 1967 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, Kovdor was subordinated to Apatity—a town under oblast jurisdiction which was granted this status a year before.[2]
Kovdor is located in the center of a large mineral resources field. The town's industry is mostly tied to mining. A carbonatite mine is located near the town. Public limited company "Kovdor's Mining Plant" (Kovdorsky gorno-obogatitelny kombinat, or Kovdorsky GOK) is the largest company in the town and in Kovdorsky District. Kovdorsky GOK is a part of Russia's largest mineral fertilizer producer EuroChem.[9]
The area around Kovdor is rich in mica, iron ore, and vermiculite. The town is named after Kovdoro lake.[10]
Kovdor is twinned with: