Murino
Мурино
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Murino is located in Leningrad Oblast
Murino
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Murino is located in European Russia
Murino
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Murino (European Russia)
Murino is located in Europe
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Murino (Europe)
Coordinates: 60°02′45″N 30°27′05″E / 60.04583°N 30.45139°E / 60.04583; 30.45139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtVsevolozhsky District
First mentioned1676
Town status since2019
Area
 • Total13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2020)
64,939
Postal code(s)[1]
188662
Dialing code(s)+7 81370

Murino (Russian: Мурино [ˈmurʲɪnə]) is a town in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located east of and immediately adjacent to the city of St. Petersburg. Formerly a settlement, it was granted a town status on 27 March 2019.[2] The population of Murino is about 89 thousand.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1897704—    
1926968+37.5%
19392,107+117.7%
20025,002+137.4%
20107,023+40.4%
202189,083+1168.4%
Source: Census data
Typical Murino apartments

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated, together with the village of Lavriki, within Vsevolozhsky District as Murinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.[3] As a municipal division, Murinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Vsevolozhsky Municipal District as Murinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Transportation

Devyatkino station, a metro station of the Saint Petersburg Metro, and the eponymous railway station, are located in Murino. The railway line, Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railway, connects Finland Station of Saint Petersburg with Priozersk via Sosnovo. Murino railway station is on the same line but it is located in Saint Petersburg rather than in Murino.

The Saint Petersburg Ring Road crosses the southern part of Murino and has two exits within the city limits. Murino, being adjacent to the city of Saint Petersburg, is integrated into its road network. It does not have direct connections with Vsevolozhsk, the district center, and connection proceeds via the Ring Road.

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Notes

  1. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Мурино официально получил статус города". Экономика сегодня (in Russian). March 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Oblast Law #32-oz
  4. ^ Law #17-oz

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