Apatity
Apatity
Апатиты | |
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Apatity and Khibiny Mountains | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Apatity | |
Apatity Location of Apatity Apatity Apatity (Murmansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 67°34′N 33°24′E / 67.567°N 33.400°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Urban locality | 1935 |
| Town status since | July 7, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Konstantin Gumenichenko |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 59,672 |
• Estimate (2025) | 48,410 (−18.9%) |
| • Rank | 276th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Apatity Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| • Capital of | Apatity Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| • Urban okrug | Apatity Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Apatity Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 184209 |
| Dialing code | +7 81555 |
| OKTMO ID | 47705000001 |
| Website | apatity |
Apatity (Russian: Апатиты, lit. 'apatites') is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, 23 km (14 mi) west of Kirovsk and 185 km (115 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphorus mineral fertilizers. Population: 59,672 (2010 census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1939 | 4,409 | — |
| 1959 | 13,958 | +216.6% |
| 1970 | 45,627 | +226.9% |
| 1979 | 62,010 | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 88,026 | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 64,405 | −26.8% |
| 2010 | 59,672 | −7.3% |
| 2021 | 49,647 | −16.8% |
| Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. Source: Censuses | ||