Kirovgrad

For the city in Ukraine formerly known as Kirovohrad, see Kropyvnytskyi.

Kirovgrad (Russian: Кировград) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 21,035 (2010 Census);^[2] 23,197 (2002 Census);^[6] 25,598 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Kirovgrad Кировград
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kirovgrad
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Coordinates: 57°26′06″N 60°03′22″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1661, 1663, or 1675
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	21,035
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Kirovgrad[1]
• Capital of	Town of Kirovgrad
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	624140
OKTMO ID	65744000001

History

Churches

The settlement Kalatay (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675.^{[citation needed]} In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhny Tagil and ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kirovgrad^[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[8] As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug.^[3] The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.^[3]

Notable people

• Galina Kurlyandskaya (born 1961), Russian physicist