Snezhnogorsk (russian: Снежного́рск) is a

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under the administrative jurisdiction of the

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of Alexandrovsk in

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) o ...

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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

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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