Kirs (Russian: Кирс) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Kirs River near its confluence with the Vyatka, 281 kilometers (175 mi) northeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,420 (2010 Russian census);[2] 11,786 (2002 Census);[7] 14,200 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
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Coordinates: 59°21′N 52°15′E / 59.350°N 52.250°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Verkhnekamsky District[1] |
Town | Kirs[1] |
Founded | 1729 |
Town status since | 1965 |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,420 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 9,453 (−9.3%) |
• Capital of | Verkhnekamsky District,[1] Town of Kirs[1] |
• Municipal district | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District,[4] Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 612820, 612823 |
OKTMO ID | 33607101001 |
Website | www |
It was established as a settlement around a cast iron foundry built in 1729.[citation needed] In 1862, the foundry was retrofitted to produce merchant bars. Town status was granted to Kirs in 1965.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirs serves as the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Verkhnekamsky District as the Town of Kirs.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kirs is incorporated within Verkhnekamsky Municipal District as Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]