Kandalaksha (kəndəläk'shə), Finnish Kannanlahti, city (1989 pop. 54,000), NW European Russia, on the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea. It is a seaport and has aluminum plants and hydroelectric stations. A settlement at the present site was known to the Vikings.
Kandalaksha
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| Coordinates: 67°09′N 32°24′E / 67.15°N 32.4°ECoordinates: 67°09′N 32°24′E / 67.15°N 32.4°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Murmansk Oblast[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Kandalakshski District[citation needed] |
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| Municipal Status | Urban okrug |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 37,397 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
| Founded | 1915[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 184041[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 81533[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://www.kandalaksha-admin.ru/ |
Kandalaksha (Russian: Кандала́кша; Finnish: Kantalahti, also Kandalax or Candalax in the old maps, Norwegian: Kandalaksja, Karelian: Kannanlakši, Skolt Sami: Käddluhtt) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, beyond the Arctic circle. Geographical coordinates: 67°13′N 32°20′E / 67.217°N 32.333°E. Population: 40,564 (2002 Census).
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History
The settlement has existed since the 11th century. In the 13th century along with the southern part of the Kola Peninsula it became a part of the Novgorod Republic, and in 1478 was annexed to Muscovite Russia. In 1915 building of a seaport started, and in 1918 a railroad connecting Moscow to Murmansk running through the town was opened.
During World War II in July 1941, the town was a primary target of an unsuccessful German-Finnish offensive which attempted to cut the strategic Murmansk-Petrozavodsk railway.
Since 1995, the oil port Vitino operates near the station Beloye More (Белое Море) a few kilometers south of Kandalaksha.
Kandalaksha Mayor Nina Varlamova was murdered in an attack in December 2008.[2]
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International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kandalaksha is twinned with:
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Malpas, Anna (2008-12-18). "Mayor Stabbed To Death". Moscow Times. http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1010/42/373273.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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