Severomorsk

For other uses, see Severomorsk (disambiguation).

Severomorsk
Североморск
Town[1]
View of the Kola Bay in Severomorsk
View of the Kola Bay in Severomorsk
Flag of Severomorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Severomorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Severomorsk
Map
Severomorsk is located in Russia
Severomorsk
Severomorsk
Location of Severomorsk
Severomorsk is located in Murmansk Oblast
Severomorsk
Severomorsk
Severomorsk (Murmansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 69°04′N 33°25′E / 69.067°N 33.417°E / 69.067; 33.417
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast[1]
Founded1896-1897
Town status since18 April 1951[2]
Government
 • MayorAlexander Abramov
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
50,060
 • Rank319th in 2010
 • Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk[1]
 • Capital ofclosed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk[1]
 • Urban okrugSeveromorsk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofSeveromorsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
184606
Dialing code(s)+7 81537
OKTMO ID47730000001
Websitewww.citysever.ru
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Severomorsk (Russian: Североморск, lit. 'northern sea city'), known as Vayenga (Ваенга) until 18 April 1951,[2] is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is situated on the coast of the Barents Sea along the Kola Bay 25 kilometers (16 mi) northeast of Murmansk, the administrative centre of the oblast, to which it is connected by railway and a motorway. It is the main naval base of the Northern Fleet of Russia and the sixth largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle.

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  2. ^ a b Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 54–58
  3. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Law-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)