Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast

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Alexandrovsk (Russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a closed administrative-territorial formation in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Polyarny. Population: 42,789(2010 census).[1]

Location of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast

History

It was formed on May 28, 2008, when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a presidential decree merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.[4]

Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

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