Kirov
Киров | |
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Coordinates: 54°05′N 34°19′E / 54.083°N 34.317°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kirovsky District[1] |
Founded | 1745 |
Town status since | 1936 |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,882 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 30,520 (−4.3%) |
• Capital of | Kirovsky District[1] |
• Municipal district | Kirovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Kirov Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Kirovsky Municipal District,[4] Kirov Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 249440–249444, 249449 |
OKTMO ID | 29614101001 |
Kirov (Russian: Ки́ров) is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolva River (Desna's tributary) 160 kilometers (99 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,097 (2021 Census);[7] 31,882 (2010 Census);[2] 38,893 (2002 Census);[8] 35,962 (1989 Census).[9] 29,000 (1970).
The settlement of Pesochnya (Песо́чня) was founded in 1745.[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Kirov in honor of Sergey Kirov in 1936.[citation needed] Germany was in that area in 1941—1943.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirov serves as the administrative center of Kirovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kirov is incorporated within Kirovsky Municipal District as Kirov Urban Settlement.[4]
The town is home to the Shaykovka (air base).