Kovdor

Kovdor (English)
Ковдор (Russian)
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Kovdor
Coordinates:
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
Municipal status
Urban okrug Kovdorsky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 18,836 inhabitants[2]
Population (2002 Census) 20,867 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSD (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded 1953[5]
Town status since September 20, 1965[6]
Postal code(s) 184000[7]
Dialing code(s) +7 81535[5]

Kovdor (Russian: Ковдор) is a town and the administrative center of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, mostly known by its mining industry. Population: 18,836 (2010 Census preliminary results);[2] 20,867 (2002 Census);[3] 30,478 (1989 Census).[8]

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History

By 1965, Kovdor was work settlement in the suburban area of the town of Kirovsk.[6] By the September 20, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, it was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction and subordinated to Kirovsk Town Soviet.[6] However, by the June 28, 1967 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, Kovdor was subordinated to Apatity—a town under oblast jurisdiction which was granted this status a year before.[6]

Economy

Kovdor is located in the center of a large mineral resources field. The town's industry is mostly tied to mining. A carbonatite mine is located near the town. Public limited company "Kovdor's Mining Plant" (Kovdorsky gorno-obogatitelny kombinat, or Kovdorsky GOK) is the largest company in the town and in Kovdorsky District. Kovdorsky GOK is a part of Russia’s largest mineral fertilizer producer EuroChem.[9]

The area around Kovdor is rich in mica, iron ore, and vermiculite. The town named after Kovdoro lake.[10]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns/sister cities

Kovdor is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ List of Russian towns and cities http://www.mojgorod.ru/cities/listcity.html/
  2. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  3. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  4. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  5. ^ a b http://www.mojgorod.ru/murmansk_obl/
  6. ^ a b c d Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 57
  7. ^ Local post info http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=18400
  8. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  9. ^ "About EuroChem". EuroChem. 2011. http://www.eurochem.ru/about-eurochem-2/. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  10. ^ Information about Kovdorsky District and Kovdorsky GOK

External links

Cities and towns in Murmansk Oblast