Town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Kovdor (
Russian : Ковдор ,
Finnish : Koutero ) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Kovdorsky District of
Murmansk Oblast ,
Russia , mostly known for its mining industry. Population: 18,820 (
2010 Russian census ) ;
[3] 20,867 (
2002 Census ) ;
[7] 30,478 (
1989 Soviet census ) .
[8]
History
By 1965, Kovdor was a
work settlement in the district of
Kirovsk .
[2] 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.
[2] 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.
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Economy
Lenina Street. A view to the
chimney of Kovdorsky GOK
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 is named after
Kovdoro lake.
[10]
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Kovdor is
twinned with:
References
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"Народная энциклопедия "Мой город". Мурманская область" .
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d Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast , p. 57
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b 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 .
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"26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
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"Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
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http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=18400
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Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004).
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] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
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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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly .
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"About EuroChem" . EuroChem. 2011. Archived from
the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011 .
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Information about Kovdorsky District and Kovdorsky GOK
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