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Founding of Kirovgrad
human settlement in Kirovgrad Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
- 1661
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human settlement in Kirovgrad Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Kirovgrad (Russian: Кировград) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 21,035 (2010 census); 23,197 (2002 census); 25,598 (1989 Soviet census).
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.
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—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug. The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.
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