Zaozyorsk
Заозёрск | |
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Coordinates: 69°23′52″N 32°26′57″E / 69.39778°N 32.44917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1958 [2] |
Town status since | September 14, 1981 [2] |
Government | |
• Head | Igor Vinokur [3] |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,199 |
• Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk [1] |
• Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk [1] |
• Urban okrug | Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug [5] |
• Capital of | Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug [5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s) [7] | 184310 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81556 |
OKTMO ID | 47733000001 |
Website |
zatozaozersk |
Zaozyorsk ( Russian: Заозёрск), formerly known as Zaozyorny (Заозёрный), Severomorsk-7 (Североморск-7), and Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150), is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,199; [4] down from 12,687 recorded in the 2002 Census. [8]
Building of what was to become Zaozyorsk began in 1958 as a base for a nuclear underwater fleet that would be deployed in 1961. [2] Originally known as Zaozyorny (Заозёрный), it was referred to as Severomorsk-7 (Североморск-7) for postal purposes. [2] On September 14, 1981, it was granted town status and renamed Zaozyorsk, although for postal purposes the name Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150) was used. [2] On January 4, 1994, the use of this code name was discontinued. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk is incorporated as Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug. [5]
Zaozyorsk
Заозёрск | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 69°23′52″N 32°26′57″E / 69.39778°N 32.44917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1958 [2] |
Town status since | September 14, 1981 [2] |
Government | |
• Head | Igor Vinokur [3] |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,199 |
• Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk [1] |
• Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk [1] |
• Urban okrug | Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug [5] |
• Capital of | Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug [5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s) [7] | 184310 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 81556 |
OKTMO ID | 47733000001 |
Website |
zatozaozersk |
Zaozyorsk ( Russian: Заозёрск), formerly known as Zaozyorny (Заозёрный), Severomorsk-7 (Североморск-7), and Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150), is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,199; [4] down from 12,687 recorded in the 2002 Census. [8]
Building of what was to become Zaozyorsk began in 1958 as a base for a nuclear underwater fleet that would be deployed in 1961. [2] Originally known as Zaozyorny (Заозёрный), it was referred to as Severomorsk-7 (Североморск-7) for postal purposes. [2] On September 14, 1981, it was granted town status and renamed Zaozyorsk, although for postal purposes the name Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150) was used. [2] On January 4, 1994, the use of this code name was discontinued. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Zaozyorsk is incorporated as Zaozyorsk Urban Okrug. [5]