Location of Alexandrovsk district (Murmansk Oblast)

Alexandrovsk (russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a

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Murmansk Oblast Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...

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. Its

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is the

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of Polyarny. Population:

History

It was formed on May 28, 2008, when

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Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

signed a

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merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.Decree #857

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the

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.Law #96-01-ZMO As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.Law #530-01-ZMO Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

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