Kirov Oblast: Administrative division (oblast) in the Volga federal district of Russia
Kirov Oblast (Russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, Kirovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia.
Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 (2010 Census).
| Kirov Oblast Кировская область (Russian) | |||
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Coordinates: 58°46′N 49°50′E / 58.767°N 49.833°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga | ||
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka | ||
| Established | December 5, 1936 | ||
| Administrative center | Kirov | ||
| Government (as of December 2014) | |||
| • Governor | Aleksandr Sokolov (acting) | ||
| • Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 120,800 km2 (46,600 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 30th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 1,341,312 | ||
| • Rank | 35th | ||
| • Density | 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 74.0% | ||
| • Rural | 26.0% | ||
| Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
| • Total | 1,310,900 | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-KIR | ||
| License plates | 43 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
| Official website | |||
Geography
Kirov Oblast is in the Volga federal district and the Volga-Vyatka economic region. It has an area of 120,800 square kilometres (46,600 sq mi), making it the 30th largest federal subject of Russia. It borders Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Komi Republic in the north, Vologda Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, and Mari El in the south, and Perm Krai in the east.
Natural resources
Kirov Oblast's main natural resources are forests, phosphates, peat, and furs. There are many deposits of minerals such as limestone, marl, clay, sand, and gravel. There are also deposits of the very rare mineral volkonskoite.
Administrative divisions
Kirov Oblast was formed on December 7, 1934. It is divided into 39 districts, 6 cities under oblast jurisdiction, 13 town under district jurisdiction, 58 urban-type settlements, and 580 selsoviets.
Demographics
Population: 1,341,312 (2010 Census); 1,503,529 (2002 Census); 1,692,655 (1989 Census).
Largest cities and towns
Largest cities or towns in Kirov Oblast 2010 Russian Census | |||||||||
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| Rank | Administrative Division | Pop. | |||||||
 Kirovo-Chepetsk | 1 | Kirov | City of oblast significance of Kirov | 473,695 | |||||
| 2 | Kirovo-Chepetsk | Town of oblast significance of Kirovo-Chepetsk | 80,921 | ||||||
| 3 | Vyatskiye Polyany | Town of oblast significance of Vyatskiye Polyany | 35,162 | ||||||
| 4 | Slobodskoy | Town of oblast significance of Slobodskoy | 33,981 | ||||||
| 5 | Kotelnich | Town of oblast significance of Kotelnich | 24,979 | ||||||
| 6 | Omutninsk | Omutninsky District | 23,615 | ||||||
| 7 | Yaransk | Yaransky District | 17,253 | ||||||
| 8 | Sovetsk | Sovetsky District | 16,598 | ||||||
| 9 | Sosnovka | Vyatskopolyansky District | 11,960 | ||||||
| 10 | Luza | Luzsky District | 11,260 | ||||||
Ethnic groups
- Russians – 91.9%
- Tatars – 2.8%
- Mari people – 2.3%
- Udmurts – 1%
- Ukrainians – 0.6%
- Others – 1.4%
- 35,385 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.
References
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