Kirov

Summary

Kirov is a city or town^[1]. Kirov ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kirov received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Kirov is located in Municipal Formation of the City of Kirov^[4].
• Kirov is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Kirov's head of government is recorded as Valery Vladykin^[6].
• Kirov's head of government is recorded as Elena Kovaleva^[7].
• Kirov's instance of is recorded as city or town^[8].
• Kirov's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[10].
• Kirov's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leninsky City District, Kirov^[11].
• Kirov's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oktyabrsky District^[12].
• Kirov's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q4349420^[13].
• Kirov's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Novovyatsk^[14].
• Kirov's flag is recorded as flag of Kirov^[15].
• Kirov's twinned administrative body is recorded as Siedlce^[16].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 610000–610050^[17].
• Kirov's Commons category is recorded as Kirov, Kirov Oblast^[18].
• Kirov's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[19].
• Kirov's local dialing code is recorded as 8332^[20].
• Kirov's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.6, 'lon': 49.65}^[21].
• Kirov's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kirov, Kirov Oblast^[22].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+496986'}^[23].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+501468'}^[24].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+507155'}^[25].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+518348'}^[26].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+468212'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kirov is in the country of Russia^[5]. Kirov is located in Municipal Formation of the City of Kirov^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Kirov covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+169.73'}^[28]. Kirov sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+150'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+496986'}^[23], {'amount': '+501468'}^[24], {'amount': '+507155'}^[25], {'amount': '+518348'}^[26], {'amount': '+468212'}^[27], and {'amount': '+471754'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[8] and big city^[9].

History and Context

Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[10].

Why It Matters

Kirov ranks in the top 6% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).^[2] Kirov has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Kirov is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

What awards did Kirov receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].