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 Russian census);[2] 12,737 (2002 Census).[7]
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Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°14′E / 69.200°N 33.233°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1970 |
Town status since | 1980 |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,683 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 12,642 (−0.3%) |
• Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk[1] |
• Urban okrug | Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 184682, 184683 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81530 |
OKTMO ID | 47737000011 |
It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980.[citation needed] It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny.[citation needed]
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.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of Snezhnogorsk is a part of Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.[4]
The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard, which services and repairs the nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet.