Kirov, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Kirov.
Kirov
Киров
City[1]
Spassky Cathedral
Rotunda in the Alexander Garden
Seraphim Church
Shopping complex on Spasskaya street
Trifonov Monastery
Foreign Trade Bank building
Flag of Kirov
Flag
Coat of arms of Kirov
Coat of arms
Location of Kirov
Map
Kirov is located in Kirov Oblast
Kirov
Kirov
Location of Kirov
Kirov is located in European Russia
Kirov
Kirov
Kirov (European Russia)
Kirov is located in Europe
Kirov
Kirov
Kirov (Europe)
Coordinates: 58°36′N 49°41′E / 58.600°N 49.683°E / 58.600; 49.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
First mentioned1374[2][3]
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[4]
 • Head[6]Kovaleva Elena[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total757.0 km2 (292.3 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[8]
 • Total473,695
 • Estimate 
(2018)[9]
507,155 (+7.1%)
 • Rank38th in 2010
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of Kirov[1]
 • Capital ofKirov Oblast,[1] City of Kirov[1]
 • Urban okrugKirov Urban Okrug[10]
 • Capital ofKirov Urban Okrug[10]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[11])
Postal code(s)[12]
List
  • 610000–610002, 610004–610011, 610013–610021, 610025–610027, 610029–610031, 610033, 610035, 610037, 610040, 610042, 610044–610048, 610050, 610051, 610890, 610899, 610960–610967, 610990, 610995, 610999
Dialing code(s)+7 8332
OKTMO ID33701000001
City Dayobserved in June[13]

Kirov (Russian: Киров, IPA: [ˈkʲirəf] ⓘ), formerly known as Vyatka (Russian: Вя́тка, IPA: [[ˈvʲatka]]) until 1934 and as Khlynov (Хлы́нов) from 1457 to 1780,[3][2] is the largest city and administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the Vyatka River in European Russia, 896 kilometres (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Its population was 468,212 in 2021, up to roughly 750 thousand residents in the urban agglomeration.[14]

The city was founded in 1374 (according to other sources in 1181).[15][16] It was the center of Vyatka Land, which was settled by Russians during the Middle Ages. It was renamed Kirov after the Bolshevik politician Sergei Kirov in 1934, even though he never visited the city.

It is an important economic, transportation, industrial, educational and cultural center in Volga-Vyatka region. It is also home to the many Russian folk crafts, such as Dymkovo toys, vyatka lace and carving on a capa-root. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches.[17][18][19][20]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Ref240 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Official website of Kirov. Brief Historical Reference Archived January 26, 2022, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Charter of Kirov, Article 22
  5. ^ Official website of Kirov.Kovaleva was elected head of the city of Kirov[permanent dead link], Head of Kirov (in Russian)
  6. ^ Charter of Kirov, Article 28
  7. ^ Official website of Kirov. Administrative-Territorial Structure Archived November 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  9. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref241 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  13. ^ Charter of Kirov, Article 4
  14. ^ "Количество жителей Киров численность населения. Фото и карты". xn----7sbiew6aadnema7p.xn--p1ai. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Произведена историческая экспертиза по вопросу о возвращении городу Кирову его исторического названия" [A historical examination was carried out on the issue of returning the city of Kirov to its historical name]. Government of Kirov Oblast. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  16. ^ Макаров, Л.Д. (2001). О происхождении городов Вятской земли [About the origin of the cities of Vyatka land] (in Russian). Труды КАЭЭ ПГПУ. ISSN 2658-7637. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ "О городе" [About the city]. МО "Город Киров" (in Russian).
  19. ^ "История города" [History of the city]. Киров 650 (in Russian).
  20. ^ Воронова, Е.В. (2014). "Народные промыслы Вятки / Кирова как отражение самобытной культуры" [Folk crafts of Vyatka / Kirov as a reflection of the original culture]. Интеллектуальный потенциал XXI века: ступени познания (in Russian). 23.