Kovdor
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kovdorsky District[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Kovdorsky District[citation needed] |
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| Urban okrug | Kovdorsky Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 18,820 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1953[3] |
| Town status since | September 20, 1965[4] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 184000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81535[3] |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Kovdor]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Kovdor (Russian: Ковдор) is a town and the administrative center of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, mostly known for its mining industry. Population: 18,820 (2010 Census);[1] 20,867 (2002 Census);[6] 30,478 (1989 Census).[7]
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History
By 1965, Kovdor was work settlement in the suburban area of the town of Kirovsk.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]
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.[8]
The area around Kovdor is rich in mica, iron ore, and vermiculite. The town named after Kovdoro lake.[9]
International relations
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Twin towns and sister cities
Kovdor is twinned with:
References
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- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.mojgorod.ru/murmansk_obl/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 57
- ↑ Local post info http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=18400
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- ↑ Information about Kovdorsky District and Kovdorsky GOK
External links
- Unofficial site of Kovdor
- Map of Kovdor
- Kovdor news at the Wayback Machine (archived July 13, 2006)
- Kovdor-OnLine!
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