Safonovo, Murmansk Oblast
Urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Safonovo (Russian: Сафоново) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed-administrative territorial formation of Severomorsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia,[1] located on the Kola Peninsula on the Kola Bay, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of Severomorsk proper. Population: 5,255 (2010 census);[2] 4,853 (2002 census);[6] 7,661 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Safonovo
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  Safonovo Location of Safonovo  Safonovo Safonovo (Murmansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 69°04′N 33°18′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | ca. 1936 |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,255 |
• Estimate (2025) | 4,273 (−18.7%) |
| • Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Severomorsk Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 184620, 184621 |
| Dialing code | +7 81537 |
| OKTMO ID | 47730000061 |
History
It was founded as a work settlement around 1936.[citation needed]