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Polyarny

 
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Polyarny (English)
Полярный (Russian)
—  Inhabited locality  —
Map of Russia - Murmansk Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Murmansk Oblast on the map of Russia
Polyarny is located in Murmansk Oblast
Polyarny
Location of Polyarny on the map of Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°27′E / 69.2°N 33.45°E / 69.2; 33.45Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°27′E / 69.2°N 33.45°E / 69.2; 33.45
Coat of Arms of Polyarny (Murmansk oblast).png
Coat of arms
Flag of Polyarny (Murmansk oblast).png
Flag
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
In administrative jurisdiction of Murmansk Oblast[citation needed]
Municipal status
Municipal Status Urban okrug
Mayor[citation needed] Vladimir Cherepov[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2002 Census) 12,856 inhabitants[1]
Founded 1896[citation needed]
Postal code(s) 184650[citation needed]
Dialing code(s) +7 +7 81551[citation needed]
Official website http://www.zatopol.ru/

Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°27′E / 69.2°N 33.45°E / 69.2; 33.45

old Coat of arms of Polyarny

Polyarny (Russian: Поля́рный) is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the outermost western side of the Murmansk Fjord. Founded in 1896 as Alexandrovsk (Алекса́ндровск), it is one of the oldest towns of the Kola Peninsula: its town rights were granted in 1899. The town was renamed Polyarny in 1939. Population: 18,552 (2002 Census);[2] 27,635 (1989 Census).[3]

Russian Shipyard Number 10 (Shkval) is located in Polyarny, and in the West is more often referred to by the name of the town than by its official name. As the first nuclear-powered submarines were delivered to the Soviet Northern Fleet at the end of the 1950s, the yard was modified for docking and repair of these vessels. As Soviet (and now Russian) naval nuclear vessels are decommissioned, they are laid up at Polyarny to await defueling and disposal.

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  3. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13. 



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