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Polyarnye Zori

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human settlement in Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country
Russia
Federal subject
Murmansk Oblast
Town status since
April 22, 1991
Mayor
Maxim Pukhov
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Total
15,096
Estimate 2023
14,078 ( −6.7% )
Subordinated to
Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Capital of
Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory
Urban okrug
Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Dialing code
+7 81532
Website
www .pz-city .ru

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Encyclopedic overview

A church in Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori (Russian: Поля́рные Зо́ри, lit. polar dawns) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero, 224 kilometers (139 mi) south of Murmansk. The nearest settlements to Polyarnye Zory are: Zasheek (3 km), Pinozero (4 km), Nivskiy (8 km) and Afrikanda-1,2 (16 and 13 km). Population : 14,196 (2020 Сensus), 15,096 (2010 census); 15,910 (2002 census); 19,428 (1989 Soviet census).

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