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);[2] 11,786 (2002 Census);[7] 14,200 (1989 Census).[8]

Kirs Кирс
Town[1]
Aerial view of Kirs
Coat of arms
Location of Kirs
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Coordinates: 59°21′N 52°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Verkhnekamsky District[1]
Town	Kirs[1]
Founded	1729
Town status since	1965
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,420
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	9,453 (−9.3%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Verkhnekamsky District[1], Town of Kirs[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Verkhnekamsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Verkhnekamsky Municipal District[4], Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	612820, 612823
OKTMO ID	33607101001
Website	www.kirscity.ru

History

It was established as a settlement around a cast iron foundry built in 1729.^{[citation needed]} In 1862, the foundry was retrofitted to produce merchant bars. Town status was granted to Kirs in 1965.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirs serves as the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Verkhnekamsky District as the Town of Kirs.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kirs is incorporated within Verkhnekamsky Municipal District as Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

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Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).

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