The flag of Murmansk Oblast in Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag. The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength. The flag is the winner of a design contest which was officially adopted on 1 July 2004.
Other flags Administrative divisions +FlagDateUseDescription2001–PresentFlag of Severomorsk2005–PresentFlag of Zaozyorsk1998–20052006–PresentFlag of Vidyayevo2013–PresentFlag of Apatity2004–PresentFlag of Monchegorsk2016–PresentFlag of Olenegorsk2007–PresentFlag of Kovdorsky District2013–PresentFlag of Kandalakshsky District2018–PresentFlag of Pechengsky District2012–PresentFlag of Tersky District
Settlements FlagDateUseDescription2010–PresentFlag of Alakurtti2008–PresentFlag of Kandalaksha2016–PresentFlag of Kola2003–2016?–PresentFlag of Polyarny2014–PresentFlag of Teriberka2015–PresentFlag of Zelenoborsky2007–PresentFlag of Zapolyarny2012–PresentFlag of Korzunovo2016–PresentFlag of Zarechensk2003–PresentFlag of Snezhnogorsk
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