Murino, Leningrad Oblast

Murino (Russian: Мурино [ˈmurʲɪnə]) is a town in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located east of and immediately adjacent to the city of St. Petersburg. Formerly a settlement, it was granted a town status on 27 March 2019.^[2] The population of Murino is about 89 thousand.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1897	704	—
1926	968	+37.5%
1939	2,107	+117.7%
2002	5,002	+137.4%
2010	7,023	+40.4%
2021	89,083	+1168.4%
Source: Census data

Typical Murino apartments

Murino Мурино
Town
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Coordinates: 60°02′45″N 30°27′05″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district	Vsevolozhsky District
First mentioned	1676
Town status since	2019
Area
• Total	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation	24.2 m (79.4 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2020)	64,939
Postal code(s)[1]	188662
Dialing code(s)	+7 81370

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated, together with the village of Lavriki, within Vsevolozhsky District as Murinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.^[3] As a municipal division, Murinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Vsevolozhsky Municipal District as Murinskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]

Economy

Transportation

Devyatkino station, a metro station of the Saint Petersburg Metro, and the eponymous railway station, are located in Murino. The railway line, Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railway, connects Finland Station of Saint Petersburg with Priozersk via Sosnovo. Murino railway station is on the same line but it is located in Saint Petersburg rather than in Murino.

The Saint Petersburg Ring Road crosses the southern part of Murino and has two exits within the city limits. Murino, being adjacent to the city of Saint Petersburg, is integrated into its road network. It does not have direct connections with Vsevolozhsk, the district center, and connection proceeds via the Ring Road.