Revda, Murmansk Oblast

Revda
Ревда
Location of Revda
Revda
Location of Revda
Revda
Revda (Murmansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 67°56′14″N 34°33′34″E / 67.9372°N 34.5594°E / 67.9372; 34.5594
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast
Administrative districtLovozersky District
Founded1950
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
  Total
8,414
  Municipal districtLovozersky Municipal District
  Urban settlementRevda Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
184580
Dialing code(s)+7 81538
OKTMO ID47610154051

Revda (Russian: Ревда) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lovozersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located 149 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Murmansk. Population: 8,414(2010 Census); 10,368(2002 Census); 13,820(1989 Soviet census).

It was founded in 1950 as a loparite ore mining and processing settlement.

To the north of Revda, one of the Russian Alpha transmitters is located.

In 2009, Barents Observer reported that Revda was likely to be closed down and its inhabitants relocated, due to the collapse of the mining industry.