Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast

Alexandrovsk (Russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a closed administrative-territorial formation in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

[1] It was formed on May 28, 2008, when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a presidential decree merging the closed-administrative formations of Polyarny, Skalisty, and Snezhnogorsk into one in order to improve efficiency.

[2] Within the framework of administrative divisions, its status is equal to that of the districts.

[3] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Alexandrovsk Urban Okrug.

[4] Apart from the three towns, the formation includes five rural localities.

Location of Alexandrovsk in Murmansk Oblast