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Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast

Closed town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Summary

Closed town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Field	Value
en_name	Mirny
ru_name	Мирный
image_caption	Monument in Mirny, featuring a genuine spacecraft capsule, commemorating the Kosmos-2000 spacecraft launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on February 2, 1989
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map_label_position	top
image_coa	Coat of Arms of Mirny (Arkhangelsk oblast).png
image_flag	Flag of Mirny (Arkhangelsk oblast).png
federal_subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
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adm_city_jur	town of oblast significance of Mirny
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adm_ctr_of	town of oblast significance of Mirny
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inhabloc_cat	Town
inhabloc_cat_ref
urban_okrug_jur	Mirny Urban Okrug
urban_okrug_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of	Mirny Urban Okrug
mun_admctr_of_ref
representative_body	Council of Town's Deputies
representative_body_ref
pop_2010census	30280
pop_2010census_ref
established_date	November 23, 1960
established_date_ref
current_cat_date	February 2, 1966
current_cat_date_ref
postal_codes	164170-164173, 164182–164184, 164188
dialing_codes	81834
website	http://mirniy.ru/

Mirny (Мирный, lit. peaceful) is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The town is located 9 km 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:

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 km long and 20 km 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.

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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Mirny is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug.

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[http://mirniy.ru/gorsovet_struktura.html Структура городского Совета депутатов Мирного]
{{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
"Information on Mirny on the official website". Mirny Urban Okrug.
Oblast Law #65-5-OZ
Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ

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