What is Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast?
[[File:Вид на промплощадку.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Zapolyarny.]] [[Image:Flag of Zapolyarny (Murmansk oblast).png|right|150px]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Zapolyarny (Murmansk oblast).jpg|right|90px]] '''Zapolyarny''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Заполя́рный) is a [[town]] in the [[Pechengsky District]] of northern [[Murmansk Oblast]]. It is about 103 kilometers (64 miles) away from the [[administrative centre]] of [[Murmansk]]. In 2010, the population was 15,825 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm |title=Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 |publisher=Russian Federal State Statistics Service |access-date=20 October 2017 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317181747/http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The area was owned by [[Finland]] between 1920 and 1944. The town was founded in 1956 as '''Zhdanovsk'''. Zapolyarny is the closest settlement to the [[Koshka Yavr (air base)|Koshka Yavr air base]]. == Related pages == *[[List of cities and towns in Russia]] == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.zapadmin.ru/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205165900/http://zapadmin.ru/ |date=2018-02-05 }} {{Murmansk Oblast}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Murmansk Oblast]]