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Zaozyorsk (English) Заозёрск (Russian)
— Inhabited locality —
Overview of Zaozyorsk
Location of Murmansk Oblast on the map of Russia
Location of Zaozyorsk on the map of Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°24′N 32°37′E / 69.4°N 32.617°E / 69.4; 32.617Coordinates: 69°24′N 32°37′E / 69.4°N 32.617°E / 69.4; 32.617
Coat of arms
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]}	Pyotr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich^{[citation needed]}
Statistics
Population (2002 Census)	12,856 inhabitants^[1]

Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3)
Founded	1958^{[citation needed]}
Postal code(s)	184310^{[citation needed]}
Dialing code(s)	+7 +7 81556^{[citation needed]}
Official website	http://www.govzaozersk.mels.ru/

Zaozyorsk (Russian: Заозёрск), formerly called Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150), is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 12,687 (2002 Census).^[2]

Zaozyorsk was originally formed in 1958 as a settlement called Zaozerny Village. The aim of the settlement was to be a base for a nuclear underwater fleet that was to protect Soviet's northern sea border. The base was renamed in 1959 as Zapadnaya Litsa.

Map of Northern Fleet bases

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.
^ 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.

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