Nikel
Nikel
Никель | |
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Mid-July 2011 view of Nikel | |
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Interactive map of Nikel | |
Nikel Location of Nikel Nikel Nikel (Murmansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 69°24′50″N 30°13′55″E / 69.41389°N 30.23194°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pechengsky District |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,756 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,519 (−25.4%) |
| • Capital of | Pechengsky District |
| • Municipal district | Pechengsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Nikel Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Nikel Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 184421 |
| Dialing code | +7 81554 |
| OKTMO ID | 47615151051 |
Nikel (Russian: Ни́кель, lit. 'nickel'; Skolt Sami: Koolâsjokk, Norwegian: Nikkel, Finnish: Nikkeli, formerly Kolosjoki) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Kuetsyarvi 196 kilometers (122 mi) northwest of Murmansk and 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the Norwegian border on E105. Population: 12,756 (2010 census); 16,534 (2002 census); 21,838 (1989 Soviet census); 18,000 (1973).