Nikel
Urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nikel (Russian: Ни́кель, lit. nickel; Finnish: Nikkeli; Norwegian: Nikkel) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia,[1] located on the shores of Lake Kuets-Yarvi 196 kilometers (122 mi) northwest of Murmansk and 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the Norwegian border on E105. Population: 12,756 (2010 Russian census);[2] 16,534 (2002 Census);[7] 21,838 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 18,000 (1973).
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Nikel
Никель | |
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Coordinates: 69°24′50″N 30°13′55″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Pechengsky District[1] |
Founded | 1936 |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,756 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 11,437 (−10.3%) |
• Capital of | Pechengsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Pechengsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Nikel Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Nikel Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81554 |
OKTMO ID | 47615151051 |
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