Kirov

Summary

Kirov is a posyolok^[1]. Kirov ranks in the top 3% of posyolok entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kirov is located in Q23978173^[3].
• Kirov is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Kirov is in the country of Russian Empire^[5].
• Kirov is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Kirov's image is recorded as Мэрия (Киров, Калужская область).jpg^[7].
• Kirov's instance of is recorded as city or town^[8].
• Kirov's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Kirov (Kaluga oblast).png^[9].
• Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[10].
• Kirov's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157736279^[11].
• Kirov's GND ID is recorded as 1038224-0^[12].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249440^[13].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249441^[14].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249442^[15].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249443^[16].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249444^[17].
• Kirov's Commons category is recorded as Kirov, Kaluga Oblast^[18].
• Kirov's local dialing code is recorded as 48456^[19].
• +1744-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kirov^[20].
• Kirov's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.083333333333, 'lon': 34.3}^[21].
• Kirov's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0clprw^[22].
• Kirov's OKATO ID is recorded as 29214501000^[23].
• Kirov's OKTMO ID is recorded as 29614101001^[24].
• Kirov's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 4375c451-44cb-4a0d-984c-3cc97db599ac^[25].
• Kirov's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3353'}^[26].
• Kirov's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4922'}^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[5], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; and Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]. Kirov is located in Q23978173^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kirov's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35'}^[37]. Kirov's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+195'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3353'}^[26], {'amount': '+4922'}^[27], {'amount': '+4983'}^[39], {'amount': '+5375'}^[40], {'amount': '+5446'}^[41], and {'amount': '+7660'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Kirov's instance of is recorded as city or town^[8].

History and Context

+1744-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kirov^[20]. Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[10].

Why It Matters

Kirov ranks in the top 3% of posyolok entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] Kirov has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]