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Kirov is a city in western Russia and serves as the capital of Kirov Oblast, a region in the Volga area. It is a significant administrative and cultural center for its surrounding region.
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- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Sergei Kirov
- Official name
- Вятка
- Country
- Vyatka Republic
- Population
- 475871
- Area
- 169.73
- Elevation
- 150
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Vyatka Republic
- Image
- Архитектурный ансамбль Трифонова монастыря, вид с озера осенью.jpg
- Dialing code
- 8332
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- postal code
- 610000–610050
- Commons category
- Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- topic's main category
- Category:Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- twinned administrative body
- Siedlce
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- native label
- Киров
- different from
- Kirov
- time of earliest written record
- 1374-00-00
- number of viewers/listeners
- 318767
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Encyclopedic overview
Kirov (Russian: Киров, IPA: [ˈkʲirəf] ), formerly known as Vyatka (Russian: Вя́тка, IPA: [[ˈvʲatka]] ) until 1934 and as Khlynov (Хлы́нов) from 1457 to 1780, 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.
The city was founded in 1374 (according to other sources in 1181). 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.
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