Murmansk
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Murmansk (Roushie: Му́рманск; Kildin Sami: Мурман ланнҍ; Northren Sami: Murmanska; Skolt Sami: Muurman) is a ceety an the admeenistrative centre o Murmansk Oblast, Roushie. It serves as a seaport an is locatit in the extreme northwast pairt o Roushie, on the Kola Bay, 12 kilometre (7.5 mi) frae the Barents Sea on the northren shore o the Kola Peninsulae, no far frae Roushie's borders wi Norawa an Finland. Population: 336,137 (2002 Census);[8] 468,039 (1989 Census).[9] Despite its rapidly declinin population, Murmansk remains the lairgest ceety north o the Airctic Circle.
Murmansk Мурманск | |
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Murmansk Port | |
Coordinates: 68°58′N 33°05′E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast[1] |
Offeecial foundation date (see text) | October 4, 1916[2] |
Ceety status syne | Julie 19, 1916[2] |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Cooncil o Deputies |
• Head | Alexey Veller |
Area | |
• Total | 168.14 km2 (64.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 307,257 |
• Rank | 61st in 2010 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
Admeenistrative status | |
• Subordinatit tae | Ceety o Murmansk[1] |
• Caipital o | Murmansk Oblast[1], Ceety o Murmansk[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Murmansk Urban Okrug[5] |
• Caipital o | Murmansk Urban Okrug[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 183000..183099 |
Dialin code(s) | +7 8152 |
Ceety Day | October 4 |
Twin touns | Jacksonville, Akureyri, Minsk, Tromsø, Vadsø, Groningen, Alanya, Cuxhaven, Douarnenez, Gomel, Harbin, Pärnu |
OKTMO ID | 47701000001 |
Website | mun |
Murmansk is twinned or haes sister ceety relationships wi:
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