Omutninsk (russian: Омутни́нск) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Omutninsky District in
Kirov Oblast,
Russia
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. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1773; town status was granted to it in 1921.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Omutninsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Omutninsky District.
[Law #203-ZO] As an administrative division, it is, together with four
rural localities, incorporated within Omutninsky District as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Omutninsk.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Omutninsk is incorporated within Omutninsky Municipal District as Omutninskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #284-ZO]
Research
The
Institute of Applied Biochemistry is situated near Omutninsk. According to Dr.
Ken Alibek
Kanatzhan "Kanat" Alibekov ( kk, Қанатжан Байзақұлы Әлібеков, Qanatjan Baizaqūly Älıbekov; russian: Канатжан Алибеков, Kanatzhan Alibekov; born 1950), known as Kenneth "Ken" Alibek since 1992, is a Kazak ...
, a
biological warfare
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expert, it was (and possibly still is) a combined
pesticide production facility and reserve biological weapons production plant that could be activated in time of war.
References
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External links
Official website of Omutninsk
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Cities and towns in Kirov Oblast
Glazovsky Uyezd