Lovozero (rural locality)
Lovozero
Ловозеро | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ter Sami | Lujavv’r |
Lovozero stands on the Virma River | |
Location of Lovozero | |
| Coordinates: 68°00′N 35°01′E / 68.000°N 35.017°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lovozersky District |
| First mentioned | 1608 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,871 |
| • Capital of | Lovozersky District |
| • Municipal district | Lovozersky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Lovozero Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Lovozersky Municipal District, Lovozero Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 184591, 184592 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81538 |
| OKTMO ID | 47610401101 |
_(1989).svg){kind=link}
Lovozero (Russian: Лово́зеро; Kildin Sami: Луяввьр; Skolt Sami: Luujäuʹrr; Northern Sami: Lujávri; Finnish: Luujärvi) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Lovozersky District in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Virma River, which is not far from Lake Lovozero, and 164 kilometers (102 mi) southeast of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 2,871 (2010 Census); 3,141 (2002 Census); 3,638 (1989 Soviet census). It is the second largest locality in the district after Revda.