Snezhnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Snezhnogorsk
Снежногорск | |
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  Snezhnogorsk Location of Snezhnogorsk  Snezhnogorsk Snezhnogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 68°05′24″N 87°46′47″E / 68.09000°N 87.77972°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1964 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 887 |
| 784 (−11.6%) | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | krai city of Norilsk[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 663335 |
| OKTMO ID | 04729000056 |
Snezhnogorsk (Russian: Снежного́рск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Tsentralny City District of the krai city of Norilsk in Norilsk Urban District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
Snezhnogorsk was founded in 1963 as a settlement for the workers building the Ust-Khantaika hydroelectric plant.[citation needed]
Snezhnogorsk got its name during construction, when the first house built was covered with snow up to the roof. The status of an urban-type settlement has been granted in 1964. The city-forming enterprise is Ust-Khantai Hydroelectric Power Station with a capacity of 451 MW.
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