Snezhnogorsk () is a

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under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1970 and was granted town status in 1980. It was previously known as Murmansk-60 and Vyuzhny.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Snezhnogorsk is subordinated to the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast'' Within the framework of municipal divisions, the town of Snezhnogorsk is a part of Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.Law #530-01-ZMO

Economy

The town's main employer is the Nerpa shipyard, which services and repairs the nuclear submarines of the Russian

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References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of Murmansk Oblast.
Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast
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External links

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