Monchegorsk

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Monchegorsk (English) Мончегорск (Russian)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
Aerial view of Monchegorsk
Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Monchegorsk
Coordinates: 67°56′N 32°55′E / 67.933°N 32.917°E / 67.933; 32.917Coordinates: 67°56′N 32°55′E / 67.933°N 32.917°E / 67.933; 32.917
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Monchegorsk[citation needed]
Municipal status
Urban okrug	Monchegorsk Urban Okrug[citation needed]
Mayor[citation needed]	Dmitry Shaposhnikov[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	45,381 inhabitants[1]
- Rank in 2010	351st
Population (2002 Census)	52,242 inhabitants[2]
- Rank in 2002	314th
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[3]
Founded	1930s[citation needed]
Town status since	September 20, 1937[4]
Previous names	Moncha-Guba (until November 25, 1935)[5]
Postal code(s)	184505[6]
Dialing code(s)	+7 815 36[citation needed]
Official website

Monchegorsk (Russian: Мончего́рск) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Administratively, it is incorporated as Monchegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory—a unit of administrative division equal in status to that of a district. Population: 45,381 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 52,242 (2002 Census);^[2] 68,652 (1989 Census).^[7]

Name

The name of the town derives from Akkalan Saame Sami word monce (montshe), meaning "beautiful".^{[citation needed]} The name originally was intended for nearby Montshatuntur (Artic Hill).^{[citation needed]}

History

It was established as the inhabited locality of Moncha-Guba (Монча-Губа), which served copper and nickel mining in the Monchetundra Massif.^[5] It was granted work settlement status and renamed Monchegorsk by the Resolution of the Presidium of All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on November 25, 1935.^[5] At the same time, it was transferred from Kolsky District to Kirovsky District.^[5] By 1937, the copper-nickel mining volume increased significantly, and, consequently, the area population grew as well.^[4] On February 19, 1937 the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned to create new Monchegorsky District by separating the town and its surrounding area from Kirovsky District and to grant Monchegorsk town status.^[4] As a result, town status was granted to Monchegorsk by the VTsIK Resolution of September 20, 1937, although no new district was formed.^[4] On October 10, 1937, Monchegorsk town council was subordinated directly to the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee.^[4]

On December 21, 1937, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee again petitioned to create a new district with the administrative center in Monchegorsk.^[4] In a letter to the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee and the VTsIK, the Presidium noted that Kirovsky District has two developed but unrelated industrial centers—Kirovsk and Monchegorsk—with the latter having a larger population and being located 111 kilometers (69 mi) away from the former.^[4] The petition was again unsuccessful—when on February 10, 1938 the VTsIK adopted a new Resolution changing the administrative-territorial structure of Leningrad Oblast (of which Murmansk Okrug was a part), Monchegorsk remained a part of Kirovsky District.^[4]

Monchegorsky District was eventually formed on December 27, 1938.^[4] It existed until December 9, 1949, when by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union Monchegorsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction, with the former district's territory passing into its subordination.^[4]

Economy

Nickel and copper producing factories in Monchegorsk

Monchegorsk is a center of nickel and copper production (a Norilsk Nickel plant is located here), and the area surrounding the town is severely polluted. It is one of the most polluted towns in Russian Federation. It hosts the Monchegorsk air base of the Russian Air Force.

Sports

The bandy team Kolskaya GMK^[8] will play in the highest division of Russian Bandy League again from 2010-2011.

External links

• Interactive map of Monchegorsk

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 51–54
5. ^ ^{a b c d} Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 49
6. ^ Russian Post. Postal Code
7. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
8. ^ [1]

Sources

• Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север".