Murmansk Oblast

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Murmansk Oblast (Му́рманская о́бласть) is an oblast in north-western Russia. Its administrative center is Murmansk. Area 144,900 km², population 892,534 (as of 2002 All-Russian Population Census).

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1 Geography
- 1.1 Time zone
2 Administrative divisions
- 2.1 Districts
- 2.2 Closed settlements
3 See also

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Geography

Geographically it is located mainly on the Kola Peninsula, and it is a part of the larger Lapland region that spans over four countries. Murmansk Oblast borders to Karelia, Finnmark County in Norway and Lapland Province in Finland. Norrbotten County in Sweden is also located nearby.

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Time zone

Murmansk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

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Administrative divisions

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Districts

Murmansk Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

Kolsky (Кольский)
Kovdorsky (Ковдорский)
Lovozersky (Ловозерский)
Pechengsky (Печенгский)
Tersky (Терский)

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Closed settlements

Ostrovnoy (Островной)
Polyarny (Полярный)
Severomorsk (Североморск)
Skalisty (Скалистый)
Snezhnogorsk (Снежногорск)
Vidyayevo (Видяево)
Zaozyorsk (Заозёрск)

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1. On December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast and Permyakia will be merged to form Perm Krai.

2. On January 1, 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai.
3. On 23 October, 2005, a referendum was held on the merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia to form Kamchatka Krai. The result was in favour, but no official date has been set yet for the merger; it is likely to occur in 2007, possibly also on 1 January.
4. A referendum is to be held on 16 April 2006 on the merger of Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryatia.

Federal districts

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et:Murmanski oblast nl:Oblast Moermansk ja:ムルマンスク州 pl:Obwód murmański ru:Мурманская область

Murmansk Oblast

Contents

Geography

Time zone

Administrative divisions

Districts

Closed settlements

See also