Kireyevsk (Russian: Кире́евск) is a town and the administrative center of Kireyevsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Olen River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 25,557 (2010 Russian census);[3] 26,284 (2002 Census);[9] 30,503 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
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Coordinates: 53°56′N 37°56′E / 53.933°N 37.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kireyevsky District[1] |
Town under district jurisdiction | Kireyevsk[2] |
Known since | second half of the 18th century |
Town status since | 1956 |
Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,557 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 25,741 (+0.7%) |
• Capital of | Kireyevsky District,[1] Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[5] |
• Municipal district | Kireyevsky Municipal District[6] |
• Urban settlement | Kireyevsk Urban Settlement[6] |
• Capital of | Kireyevsky Municipal District,[6] Kireyevsk Urban Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 301260–301262 |
OKTMO ID | 70628101001 |
It has been known since the second half of the 18th century as the Cossack village of Kireyevskaya (Кире́евская).[citation needed] Iron ore deposits started to be developed in the 19th century. During the Soviet times, the village was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Kireyevka (Кире́евка).[citation needed] It was granted town status and renamed Kireyevsk in 1956.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kireyevsk serves as the administrative center of Kireyevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction, together with Oktyabrsky Rural Okrug of Kireyevsky District (which comprises three rural localities), is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Kireyevsk Urban Settlement.[6]