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Kirovgrad

Kirovgrad (Russian: Кировград) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 21,035 (2010 Census);[2] 23,197 (2002 Census);[6] 25,598 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

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History

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The settlement Kalatay (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675.[citation needed] In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhny Tagil and ten rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Kirovgrad[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug.[3] The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.[3]

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