Kirov

Summary

Kirov is a posyolok^[1]. Kirov ranks in the top 3% of posyolok entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 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 instance of is recorded as city or town^[7].
• Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[8].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249440^[9].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249441^[10].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249442^[11].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249443^[12].
• Kirov's postal code is recorded as 249444^[13].
• Kirov's Commons category is recorded as Kirov, Kaluga Oblast^[14].
• Kirov's local dialing code is recorded as 48456^[15].
• January 1, 1744 marks the founding of Kirov^[16].
• Kirov's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.083333333333, 'lon': 34.3}^[17].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+3353'}^[18].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+4922'}^[19].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+4983'}^[20].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+5375'}^[21].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+5446'}^[22].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+7660'}^[23].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+9011'}^[24].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+15313'}^[25].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+16647'}^[26].
• Kirov has a population of {'amount': '+26000'}^[27].

Body

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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35'}^[37]. Kirov sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+195'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3353'}^[18], {'amount': '+4922'}^[19], {'amount': '+4983'}^[20], {'amount': '+5375'}^[21], {'amount': '+5446'}^[22], and {'amount': '+7660'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Kirov's instance of is recorded as city or town^[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1744 marks the founding of Kirov^[16]. Sergei Kirov is named after Kirov^[8].

Why It Matters

Kirov ranks in the top 3% of posyolok entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2] Kirov has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]