Kirov Oblast

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Subject of the Russian Federation
Kirov Oblast
Кировская область
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Federal district Volga
surface 120,374  km²
population 1,341,312 inhabitants
(as of October 14, 2010)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km²
Administrative center Kirov
Official language Russian
Ethnic
composition 		Russians (90.8%)
Tatars (2.9%)
Mari (2.6%)
Udmurten (1.2%)
(as of 2002)
governor Nikita Belych
Founded December 7, 1934
(until 1936 Krai / Region)
Time zone UTC + 3
Telephone prefixes (+7) 833xx
Postcodes 610000-613999
License Plate 43
OKATO 33
ISO 3166-2 RU-KIR
Website kirovreg.ru
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Coordinates: 58 ° 33 '  N , 50 ° 5'  E

The Kirov Oblast ( Russian Кировская область Kirovskaja oblast ) is a Russian administrative unit. It is located in the eastern part of European Russia in the Volga Federal District .

history

The area came under Russian rule in the 15th century, which was an important step towards the Urals for Russia . Most of it later belonged to the Vyatka Governorate . The current administrative unit was founded as Krai (Region) in 1934 , but renamed Oblast in 1936.

population

The last Russian censuses in 2002 and 2010 showed a population of 1,503,529 and 1,341,312 residents, respectively. The number of inhabitants thus fell by 162,217 people (−10.8%) in these eight years. The distribution of the different ethnic groups was as follows:

Population of the oblast by ethnic group
nationality VZ 1989 percent VZ 2002 percent VZ 2010 percent
Russians 1,531,679 90.42 1,365,438 90.82 1,199,691 89.44
Tatars 45,666 2.70 43,415 2.89 36,457 2.72
Mari 44,496 2.63 38,930 2.59 29,598 2.21
Udmurten 22,955 1.36 17,952 1.19 13,639 1.02
Ukrainians 18,885 1.11 11,399 0.76 7,718 0.58
Azerbaijanis 1.953 0.12 2,503 0.17 2,215 0.17
Belarusians 4,753 0.28 2,846 0.19 1,942 0.14
Armenians 926 0.05 2.123 0.14 1,825 0.14
Zigane 1,420 0.08 1,499 0.10 1,417 0.11
Tschuwaschen 2,724 0.16 1,856 0.12 1,399 0.10
German 1,281 0.08 1,482 0.10 1,040 0.08
Residents 1,694,008 100.00 1,503,529 100.00 1,341,312 100.00

Note: the proportions refer to the total number of inhabitants. Including the group of people who did not provide any information about their ethnicity (2002 3,823 and 2010 35,585 people)

The area's population is approximately 90% Russian. The Tatars, Mari, Udmurts and Ukrainians were important ethnic minorities in Kirov Oblast at the end of the Soviet Empire. However, their numbers are falling sharply.

Administrative divisions and cities

Kirov Oblast is divided into 39 Rajons and 6 urban districts. The city districts are formed by the Oblastverwaltungszentrum Kirow , which was called Vyatka until 1934 , the four next largest cities Kirowo-Chepetsk , Vyatskije Polyany , Slobodskoi and Kotelnitsch and the "closed" settlement Pervomaiski . There are a total of 18 cities and 40 urban-type settlements .

Biggest cities
Surname Russian name Residents
(October 14, 2010)
Kirov Киров 473,695
Kirovo-Chepetsk Кирово-Чепецк 80.921
Vyatsky Polyany Вятские Поляны 35,162
Slobodskoi Слободской 33,981
Kotelnitsch Котельнич 24,979
Omutninsk Омутнинск 23,615

economy

The most important branches of industry include mechanical engineering, metal processing, and the paper and wood industries.

traffic

The most important transport links in the oblast are the Trans-Siberian Railway and the connecting railway to Kotlas , where there is a connection to the Pechora Railway to Vorkuta . Traffic within the area is mainly by road. On the Vyatka is inland navigation possible.

Web links

Commons : Kirov Oblast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Administrativno-territorialʹnoe delenie po subʺektam Rossijskoj Federacii na 1 janvarja 2010 goda (administrative-territorial division according to subjects of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010). ( Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
  2. ↑ a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)