Snezhinsk

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Snezhinsk (English)
Снежинск (Russian)
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A street in Snezhinsk
Snezhinsk
Location of Snezhinsk in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°05′N 60°44′E / 56.083°N 60.733°E / 56.083; 60.733Coordinates: 56°05′N 60°44′E / 56.083°N 60.733°E / 56.083; 60.733
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of September 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Snezhinsk[1]
Administrative center of Town of Snezhinsk[1]
Municipal status (as of September 2011)
Urban okrug Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 48,810 inhabitants[2]
- Rank in 2010 326th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+06:00)[3]
Founded 1957[citation needed]
Town status since 1993[citation needed]

Snezhinsk (Russian: Сне́жинск) is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,810 (2010 Census);[2] 50,451 (2002 Census).[4]

History

It was founded in 1957, and was known as Chelyabinsk-70 until 1991.[citation needed] During the Soviet era, it was a closed city, too secret to be shown on maps. Town status was granted to it in 1993.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Snezhinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Snezhinsk is incorporated as Snezhinsky Urban Okrug.[1]

Science

Snezhinsk is one of two centers of the Russian nuclear program (the other one is Sarov) and is built around a major scientific research institute—"All-Russian Scientific Research Center of Technical Physics—Federal Nuclear Center".

International relations

Snezhinsk is a sister city of Livermore, California, United States. [5]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Resolution #161
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
  4. ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
  5. ↑ City of Livermore Sister City page accessed 10-21-2013.

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №1577 от 29 августа 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111-112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #1577 of August 29, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).

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