| Severomorsk (English) Североморск (Russian) |
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_in_Severomorsk.jpg) Severomorsk Naval Base |
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.svg) Location of Murmansk Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Severomorsk on the map of Murmansk Oblast
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| Coordinates: 69°04′N 33°25′E / 69.067°N 33.417°ECoordinates: 69°04′N 33°25′E / 69.067°N 33.417°E | |
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| 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] | Vitaliy Voloshin[citation needed] |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 53,498 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
| Founded | 1896[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 184606[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 81537[citation needed] |
Coordinates: 69°04′N 33°25′E / 69.067°N 33.417°E
Severomorsk (Russian: Северомо́рск) is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located about 25 kilometers (16 mi) north of Murmansk along the Kola Bay. This is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. Severomorsk has the largest dry dock in the Kola Peninsula.
It was founded in the second half of the 19th century as Vayenga settlement. The settlement was renamed Severomorsk when it was granted town status in 1951.
Together with its subordinated urban-type settlements of Roslyakovo and Safonovo, it has an urban population of 75,337 people (2002 Census). The population of the town proper was 55,102.
References
- ^ 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.
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