Rayakoski
Rayakoski (Russian: Раякоски; Finnish: Jäniskoski/Rajakoski, Norwegian: Grensefoss lit. border rapids) is a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia,[1] located adjacent to the tripoint between Finland, Norway, and Russia. Population: 238 (2010 Census).[2]
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Inhabited locality[1] | |
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Location of Rayakoski 
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| Coordinates: 69°01′07″N 29°00′00″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Pechengsky District[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 238 |
| • Municipal district | Pechengsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Nikel Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 184404 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81554 |
| OKTMO ID | 47615151111 |
Proposed coat of arms of Rayakoski
Overview
Rayakoski is located around the Rayakoski Hydroelectric Power Plant, built in 1956.
History
In 1947, Finland sold the 169 square kilometer (65 sq mi) Jäniskoski area with its hydroelectric plant, in exchange for Soviet-confiscated German investments in Finland.
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References
Notes
- Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 47 215 000 002», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 47 215 000 002, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Территориальный орган федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области (Мурманскстат) (Federal State Statistics Service. Territorial Branch of the Federal Statistics Service in Murmansk Oblast (Murmanskstat)) (2012). "2010. Статистический сборник "Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения". Том 1" [2010 Statistical Digest "Size, Distribution, and the Age and Gender Characteristics of the Population of Murmansk Oblast. Results of the All-Russian Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- Law #539-01-ZMO
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Russian Post. Эталонный справочник индексов объектов почтовой связи (in Russian)
Sources
- Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №539-01-ЗМО от 2 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе, наименованиях и составе территорий муниципального образования Печенгский район и муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №1156-01-ЗМО от 23 ноября 2009 г «Об упраздении некоторых населённых пунктов Мурманской области и внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Мурманской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №234, стр. 3, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #539-01-ZMO of December 2, 2004 On the Status, Names, and Composition of the Territories of the Municipal Formation of Pechengsky District and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #1156-01-ZMO of November 23, 2009 On the Abolition of Several Inhabited Localities of Murmansk Oblast and on Amending Several Legislative Acts of Murmansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
External links
- Unofficial website of Rayakoski (in Russian)
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