Snezhinsk
| Snezhinsk (English) Снежинск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of September 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Snezhinsk |
| Administrative center of | Town of Snezhinsk |
| Municipal status (as of September 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Snezhinsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Snezhinsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 48,810 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 326th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Town status since | 1993 |
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Snezhinsk (Russian: Сне́жинск; IPA: [ˈsnʲeʐɨnsk]) is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,810 (2010 Census);50,451 (2002 Census).
Founded in 1957, it was known as Chelyabinsk-70 until 1991. During the Soviet era, it had a closed status and not shown on maps. Additionally, civil flights over it were forbidden. Town status was granted to it in 1993.
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. As a municipal division, the Town of Snezhinsk is incorporated as Snezhinsky Urban Okrug.
Snezhinsk is one of two centers of the Russian nuclear program (the other is Sarov) and is built around a scientific research institute—" the All-Russian Scientific Research Center of Technical Physics—Federal Nuclear Center".
Snezhinsk is a sister city of Livermore, California, United States.
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