Olenegorsk

human settlement in Olenegorsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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Country: Russia
Federal subject: Murmansk Oblast
Town status since: March 27, 1957
Mayor: Oleg Samarsky
Elevation: 170 m (560 ft)
Total: 23,072
Estimate 2022: 19,533 ( −15.3% )
Subordinated to: Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Capital of: Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Urban okrug: Olenegorsk Urban Okrug
Time zone: UTC+3 ( MSK )
Dialing code: +7 81552
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Olenegorsk (Russian: Оленего́рск, lit. reindeer mountain) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle, 112 kilometers (70 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 23,072 (2010 census); 25,166 (2002 Census); 35,584 (1989 Soviet census).

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