Kirovo-Chepetsk
Кирово-Чепецк | |
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Coordinates: 58°33′N 50°00′E / 58.550°N 50.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Founded | mid-15th century |
Town status since | 1955 |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 80,921 |
• Rank | 204th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk[1] |
• Capital of | Kirovo-Chepetsky District,[1] Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk[1] |
• Urban okrug | Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug[3] |
• Capital of | Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug,[3] Kirovo-Chepetsky Municipal District[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | |
OKTMO ID | 33707000001 |
Website | www |
Kirovo-Chepetsk (Russian: Ки́рово-Чепе́цк) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Cheptsa and the Vyatka Rivers, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Kirov. Population: 80,921 (2010 Russian census);[2] 90,303 (2002 Census);[6] 92,382 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 28,726 | — |
1970 | 50,994 | +77.5% |
1979 | 71,498 | +40.2% |
1989 | 92,382 | +29.2% |
2002 | 90,303 | −2.3% |
2010 | 80,921 | −10.4% |
2021 | 66,651 | −17.6% |
Source: Census data |
The 50th eastern meridian runs exactly through the town.
It was founded in the mid-15th century as the village of Ust-Cheptsa (Усть-Чепца).[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1955.[citation needed]
In 1954, an ice hockey team called “Khimik” ("Chemist") was founded in the city. In 1964, the team was named Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk. Famous pupils of the team: Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Myshkin, Andrey Trefilov.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirovo-Chepetsk serves as the administrative center of Kirovo-Chepetsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk is incorporated as Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug.[3]