Kirs, Russia
Kirs
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Kirs Location of Kirs Kirs Kirs (Kirov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′N 52°15′E / 59.350°N 52.250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Verkhnekamsky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Kirs |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Town status since | 1965 |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,420 |
• Estimate (2021) | 8,520 (−18.2%) |
| • Capital of | Verkhnekamsky District, Town of Kirs |
| • Municipal district | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District, Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 612820, 612823 |
| OKTMO ID | 33607101001 |
| Website | www |
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 census); 11,786 (2002 census); 14,200 (1989 Soviet census).