Norilsk (Russian: Норильск; IPA: [nɐˈrʲilʲsk]) is an industrial city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located between the Yenisei River and the Taymyr Peninsula. Population: 175,365 (2010 Census); 134,832 (2002 Census); 174,673 (1989 Census).Norilsk was closed in November 2001 to all non-Russians, except for Belarusians.