Kirovgrad
Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Kirovgrad (Russian: Кировград) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 21,035 (2010 census);[2] 23,197 (2002 census);[6] 25,598 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Kirovgrad
Кировград | |
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| Coordinates: 57°26′06″N 60°03′22″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1661, 1663, or 1675 |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,035 |
• Estimate (2025) | 18,234 (−13.3%) |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Kirovgrad[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Kirovgrad |
| • Urban okrug | Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 624140 |
| OKTMO ID | 65744000001 |
History
The settlement Kalatay (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675.[citation needed] In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhny Tagil and ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kirovgrad[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug.[3] The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.[3]
Notable people
- Galina Kurlyandskaya (born 1961), Russian physicist