Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast
Polyarny
Полярный | |
|---|---|
View of Polyarny | |
Location of Polyarny | |
| Coordinates: 69°12′N 33°28′E / 69.200°N 33.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimir Cherepov |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,293 |
| • Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk |
| • Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk |
| • Urban okrug | Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug |
| Postal code(s) | 184650, 184651, 184653 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81551 |
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Polyarny (Russian: Поля́рный) is a town and the administrative center of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the outermost western side of the Kola Bay. Population: 17,293 (2010 Census); 18,552 (2002 Census); 27,635 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 408 | — |
| 1939 | 7,068 | +1632.4% |
| 1959 | 11,354 | +60.6% |
| 1970 | 15,321 | +34.9% |
| 1979 | 20,015 | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 27,635 | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 18,552 | −32.9% |
| 2010 | 17,293 | −6.8% |
| 2021 | 12,293 | −28.9% |
| Source: Censuses | ||
It was previously known as Alexandrovsk (until 15 March 1926), Alexandrovskoye (until 11 March 1931), Polyarnoye (until 19 September 1939).