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Kirovgrad

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Kirovgrad () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population:

Key facts

Russian town.en_name
Kirovgrad
Russian town.ru_name
Кировград
Russian town.map_label_position
right
Russian town.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Kirovgrad (Sverdlovsk oblast).png
Russian town.image_flag
Flag_of_Kirovgrad_(Sverdlovsk_oblast).png
Russian town.federal_subject
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Russian town.adm_city_jur
Town of Kirovgrad
Russian town.adm_ctr_of1
Town of Kirovgrad
Russian town.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian town.urban_okrug_jur
Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug
Russian town.mun_admctr_of
Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug
Russian town.pop_2010census
21035
Russian town.established_date
1661, 1663, or 1675

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Sergei Kirov
Population
18234
Area
10
Elevation
290
Image
Кировград - panoramio (1).jpg
Dialing code
34357
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inception
1661-01-01
Commons category
Kirovgrad
postal code
624140
native label
Кировград
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources

Kirovgrad () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population:

==History== thumb|left|Churches The settlement Kalatay (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675. In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.

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