Snezhinsk

Snezhinsk

Coordinates: 56°05′N 60°44′E / 56.083°N 60.733°E / 56.083; 60.733

A street in the town
Coat of arms of Snezhinsk

Snezhinsk (Russian: Сне́жинск) is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,896 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 50,451 (2002 Census).[2]

It was founded in 1957, and was known as Chelyabinsk-70 until 1991. Town status was granted to it in 1993.

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.

References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

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