Founded 1729 | Town Kirs Local time Wednesday 8:41 PM | |
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Municipal district Verkhnekamsky Municipal District Weather -1°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
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 Census).
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Map of Kirs, Kirovskaya Oblast, Russia
History
It was established as a settlement around a cast iron foundry built in 1729. In 1862, the foundry was retrofitted to produce merchant bars. Town status was granted to Kirs in 1965.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirs serves as the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Verkhnekamsky District as the Town of Kirs. As a municipal division, the Town of Kirs is incorporated within Verkhnekamsky Municipal District as Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement.