Mirny
Мирный
Town[1]
Flag of Mirny
Flag
Coat of arms of Mirny
Coat of arms
Location of Mirny
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Mirny is located in Russia
Mirny
Mirny
Location of Mirny
Mirny is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Mirny
Mirny
Mirny (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 62°46′N 40°20′E / 62.767°N 40.333°E / 62.767; 40.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast[1]
FoundedNovember 23, 1960[2]
Town status sinceFebruary 2, 1966[2]
Government
 • BodyCouncil of Town's Deputies[3]
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total30,280
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
31,704 (+4.7%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Mirny[1]
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Mirny[1]
 • Urban okrugMirny Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofMirny Urban Okrug[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
164170-164173, 164182–164184, 164188
Dialing code(s)+7 81834
OKTMO ID11725000001
Websitemirniy.ru

Mirny (Russian: Мирный, IPA: [ˈmʲirnɨj], lit. peaceful) is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The town is located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from the urban-type settlement of Plesetsk and is connected to it by a road and a railway. Gorodskaya railway station is located within the town, being a terminus to cosmodrome's vast railway system. The Plestsy Airport is also located nearby. Population: 30,280 (2010 Census);[4] 30,502 (2002 Census).[9]

Location and geography

The area administered by the town borders with Kholmogorsky District in the north, Vinogradovsky District in the east, and Plesetsky District in the south and in the west. The area is elongated from the east to the west and is approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) long and 20 kilometers (12 mi) wide. The town proper is located in the extreme southwestern end of the area. The Yemtsa River flows in the north of the area, whereas the Mekhrenga River crosses it south to north in the eastern part. The whole area belongs to the Northern Dvina River basin. Except for the military installations, it is covered by coniferous forest (taiga).

History

In 1957, an area for the settlement for ballistic missile launch site workers was designated. In 1958, the population of the area, about 4,000, was resettled; the same year the construction started. On November 23, 1960 the settlement of Mirny was established. In 1966, with the development of the cosmodrome, it was designated a closed town. Mirny was never mentioned in the media before 1983.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Mirny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Mirny is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Oblast Law #65-5-OZ
  2. ^ a b c "Information on Mirny on the official website". Mirny Urban Okrug. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Структура городского Совета депутатов Мирного
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ Russian 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).

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External links

Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Closed cities of the former Soviet Union
Authority control databases: Geographic
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