Location of Alexandrovsk district (Murmansk Oblast)

Alexandrovsk (russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a

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in Murmansk Oblast,

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. Its

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is the

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of Polyarny. Population:

History

It was formed on May 28, 2008, when

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Dmitry Medvedev signed a

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merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.Decree #857

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the districts.Law #96-01-ZMO As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.Law #530-01-ZMO Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

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