Apatity

Apatity (, ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, west of Kirovsk and south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphorus mineral fertilizers. Population:

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Apatity is a town in northern Russia's Murmansk Oblast, named after the apatite mineral that is abundant in the region and used to make phosphorus fertilizers. The town's location along the Murman Railway and its access to this important mineral resource have made it economically significant for fertilizer production.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Apatity
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Апатиты
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Apatity and Khibiny mountains.JPG
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Apatity and Khibiny Mountains
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Apatity (Murmansk oblast) (2013).jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Apatity (Murmansk oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Murmansk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Apatity Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Apatity Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Apatity Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of: Apatity Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Mayor
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Konstantin Gumenichenko
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 59672
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 276th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1935