Omutninsk

Omutninsk (Russian: Омутни́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Omutninsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia. Population: 19,629 (2021 Census);^[5] 23,615 (2010 Census);^[6] 26,065 (2002 Census);^[7] 29,248 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Omutninsk Омутнинск
Town[1]
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Location of Omutninsk
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Coordinates: 58°40′N 52°11′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Omutninsky District[1]
Town	Omutninsk[1]
First mentioned	1773
Town status since	1921
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2021)	19,629
Administrative status
• Capital of	Omutninsky District,[1] Town of Omutninsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Omutninsky Municipal District[2]
• Urban settlement	Omutninskoye Urban Settlement[2]
• Capital of	Omutninsky Municipal District,[2] Omutninskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	612740–612744, 612749
OKTMO ID	33628101001
Website	omutninsk-adm.ru

History

It was first mentioned in 1773; town status was granted to it in 1921.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Omutninsk serves as the administrative center of Omutninsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Omutninsky District as the Town of Omutninsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Omutninsk is incorporated within Omutninsky Municipal District as Omutninskoye Urban Settlement.^[2]

Research

The Institute of Applied Biochemistry is situated near Omutninsk. According to Dr. Ken Alibek, a biological warfare 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.