Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Alexandrovsk.
Location of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast

Alexandrovsk (Russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a closed administrative-territorial formation in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Polyarny. Population: 42,789(2010 Census).[1]

History

It was formed on May 28, 2008, when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a presidential decree merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.[4]

Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

References

Notes

  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. Decree #857
  3. Law #96-01-ZMO
  4. Law #530-01-ZMO

Sources

Coordinates: 69°15′00″N 33°19′00″E / 69.2500°N 33.3167°E / 69.2500; 33.3167

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