Kirov Oblast

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Kirov Oblast (English) Кировская область (Russian)
Image:Russia - Kirov Oblast (2008-01).svg Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Image:Kirov COA.gif Coat of arms of Kirov Oblast	Image:Kirov Oblast Flag.gif Flag of Kirov Oblast
Anthem: None
Administrative center	Kirov
Established	December 7, 1934
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Volga Volga-Vyatka
Code	43
Area
Area - Rank within Russia	120,800 km² 30th
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,503,529 inhabitants 32nd 12.4 inhab. / km² 71.8% 28.2%
Official language	Russian
Government
Governor	Nikolay Shaklein
Legislative body	Legislative Assembly
Charter	Charter of Kirov Oblast
Official website
http://www.ako.kirov.ru/

Kirov Oblast (Russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, Kirovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kirov.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Time zone 2 Administrative divisions 3 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Time zone

Kirov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

[edit] Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Kirov Oblast

[edit] External links

• Image:Commons-logo.svg Commons has media related to Kirov Oblast
• (Russian) Official website of Kirov Oblast
• (Russian) Local wiki of the Vyatka region

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Coordinates: 58°00′N, 50°00′Ear:كيروف أوبلاست be:Кіраўская вобласць bg:Кировска област ca:Província de Kírov cv:Киров облаçě cs:Kirovská oblast de:Oblast Kirow et:Kirovi oblast el:Περιφέρεια Κίροβ es:Óblast de Kírov eo:Kirova provinco fr:Oblast de Kirov ga:Cúige Kirov ko:키로프 주 hr:Kirovska oblast id:Oblast Kirov it:Oblast' di Kirov he:מחוז קירוב lv:Kirovas apgabals nl:Oblast Kirov ja:キーロフ州 no:Kirov oblast nn:Kirov oblast pl:Obwód kirowski pt:Oblast de Kirov ru:Кировская область sk:Kirovská oblasť sr:Кировска област sh:Kirovska oblast fi:Kirovin alue sv:Kirov oblast ta:கீரோவ் ஒப்லாஸ்து udm:Киров улос uk:Кіровська область zh:基洛夫州