The Murmansk region is located in the north-west of the European part of Russia. Almost the entire territory is located beyond the Arctic Circle on the Kola Peninsula. It is washed by the waters of the Barents and White Seas (the length of the coastline is about 2 thousand kilometers).
The territory of the Murmansk region is completely assigned to the land territories of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 02.05.2014 No. 296 "On the land territories of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation").
The Murmansk region is a border region of the Russian Federation bordering on the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Finland.
Among the subjects of the Russian Federation, the Murmansk region has a land border with the Republic of Karelia.
Date of formation – May 28, 1938.
Area – 144.9 thousand square kilometers (0.85% of the area of Russia).
Population – 657.95 thousand people (as of 01.01.2023), the population density is 4.5 people per square kilometer. The region is home to indigenous peoples of the North, among which the most numerous are the Sami. Biggest towns, population as of 1 October 2021:
Time zone – UTC + 3 hours (Moscow time).
Federal District – Murmansk region is part of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation.
Governor – The system of executive branch authorities of the Murmansk region is headed by the Governor of the Murmansk region Andrey Vladimirovich Chibis.
Regional center – Hero city of Murmansk is the largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle.It is located 1.967 kilometers from Moscow (2.5 hours by plane) and 1.448 kilometers from St. Petersburg (1.5 hours by plane).
Climate – Arctic-temperate, maritime with the influence of a branch of the warm Gulf Stream current. Polar night in the latitude of Murmansk lasts from December 2 to January 11, polar day – from May 22 to July 22.
Relief – Mountains, terraces, plateaus, plains are occupied by swamps and lakes. Mountain ranges rise above sea level by 800 – 1200 meters.
Physical and geographical zones – Tundra and forest tundra.
