Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast
Kirovsk
Кировск | |
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Kirovsk Location of Kirovsk Kirovsk Kirovsk (Murmansk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 67°37′N 33°39′E / 67.617°N 33.650°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Town status since | October 30, 1931 |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,625 |
• Estimate (2023) | 24,271 (−15.2%) |
| • Subordinated to | Kirovsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| • Capital of | Kirovsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| • Urban okrug | Kirovsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kirovsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 184250 |
| Dialing code | +7 81531 |
| OKTMO ID | 47712000001 |
| Website | kirovsk |
Kirovsk (Russian: Ки́ровск), known as Khibinogorsk (Хибиного́рск) until 1934, is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the spurs of the Khibiny Mountains on the shores of the Lake Bolshoy Vudyavr, 175 kilometers (109 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 28,625 (2010 census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1939 | 22,542 | — |
| 1959 | 39,047 | +73.2% |
| 1970 | 38,484 | −1.4% |
| 1979 | 40,521 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 43,526 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 31,593 | −27.4% |
| 2010 | 28,625 | −9.4% |
| 2021 | 24,857 | −13.2% |
| Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions. Source: Censuses | ||