Nikel

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This article is about an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast. A settlement by this name also existed in the Republic of Adygea until 2002.

Coordinates: 69°24′50″N 30°13′55″E / 69.41389, 30.23194

Nikel (Russian: Ни́кель, lit. nickel; Finnish: Kolosjoki) is an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Kuets-Yarvi some 196 km northwest of Murmansk and 7 km from the Norwegian border. It is the administrative center of Pechengsky District. Population: 15,900 (2005 est.); 16,534 (2002 Census);[1] 21,838 (1989 Census);[2] 18,000 (1973).

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  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

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