Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Кировская область (Russian) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 58°46′N 49°50′E / 58.767°N 49.833°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Volga |
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka |
| Established | December 5, 1936 |
| Administrative center | Kirov |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Aleksandr Sokolov |
| Area | |
• Total | 120,374 km2 (46,477 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 30th |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,153,680 |
• Estimate (2018) | 1,283,238 |
| • Rank | 41st |
| • Density | 9.58413/km2 (24.8228/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 77.8% |
| • Rural | 22.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KIR |
| License plates | 43 |
| OKTMO ID | 33000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.kirovreg.ru |
Kirov Oblast (Russian: Кировская область, romanized: Kirovskaya oblast', IPA: [ˈkʲirəfskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. As of the 2010 census, the population is 1,341,312.