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);[3] 20,867 (2002 Census);[6] 30,478 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Kovdor
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| Coordinates: 67°33′34″N 30°28′00″E / 67.55944°N 30.46667°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kovdorsky District |
| Founded | 1953[1] |
| Town status since | September 20, 1965[2] |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,820 |
| • Capital of | Kovdorsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Kovdorsky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 184000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81535[1] |
| OKTMO ID | 47703000001 |
| Website | kovadm |
History
editBy 1965, Kovdor was a work settlement in the district of Kirovsk.[2] By the September 20, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, it was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction and subordinated to Kirovsk Town Soviet.[2] However, by the June 28, 1967 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, Kovdor was subordinated to Apatity—a town under oblast jurisdiction which was granted this status a year before.[2]
Economy
editKovdor is located in the center of a large mineral resources field. The town's industry is mostly tied to mining. A carbonatite mine is located near the town. Public limited company "Kovdor's Mining Plant" (Kovdorsky gorno-obogatitelny kombinat, or Kovdorsky GOK) is the largest company in the town and in Kovdorsky District. Kovdorsky GOK is a part of Russia's largest mineral fertilizer producer EuroChem.[8]
The area around Kovdor is rich in mica, iron ore, and vermiculite. The town is named after Kovdoro lake.[9]
International relations
editTwin towns and sister cities
editKovdor is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ a b "Народная энциклопедия "Мой город". Мурманская область".
- ^ a b c d Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 57
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Local post info http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=18400
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "About EuroChem". EuroChem. 2011. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ Information about Kovdorsky District and Kovdorsky GOK
External links
edit- Map of Kovdor
- Kovdor news at the Wayback Machine (archived July 13, 2006)
- Kovdor-OnLine!