Kovdor

Kovdor
Ковдор
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Kovdor
Location of Kovdor
Kovdor
Kovdor (Murmansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 67°33′34″N 30°28′00″E / 67.55944°N 30.46667°E / 67.55944; 30.46667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast
Administrative districtKovdorsky District
Founded1953
Town status sinceSeptember 20, 1965
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
  Total
18,820
  Capital ofKovdorsky District
  Urban okrugKovdorsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
184000
Dialing code(s)+7 81535
OKTMO ID47703000001
Websitekovadm.ru

Kovdor (Russian: Ковдор, Finnish: Koutero) is a town and the administrative center of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, mostly known for its mining industry. Population: 18,820(2010 Census); 20,867(2002 Census); 30,478(1989 Soviet census).