Revda (Russian: Ревда) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lovozersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located 149 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Murmansk. Population: 8,414 (2010 Census); 10,368 (2002 Census); 13,820 (1989 Census). It was founded in 1950 as a loparite ore mining and processing settlement. To the north of Revda, one of the Russian Alpha transmitters is located. In 2009, Barents Observer reported that Revda was likely to be closed down and its inhabitants relocated, due to the collapse of the mining industry.