{{short description|Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia}} {{For|the city in Ukraine formerly known as Kirovohrad|Kropyvnytskyi}}
{{Infobox Russian town |en_name=Kirovgrad |ru_name=Кировград |image_skyline= |image_caption= |coordinates = {{coord|57|26|06|N|60|03|22|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=right |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Kirovgrad (Sverdlovsk oblast).png |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag_of_Kirovgrad_(Sverdlovsk_oblast).png |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Sverdlovsk Oblast |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |adm_city_jur=Town of Kirovgrad |adm_city_jur_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Town of Kirovgrad |adm_ctr_of1_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |urban_okrug_jur=Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug |urban_okrug_jur_ref=<ref name="SverdlovskO_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of=Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug |mun_admctr_of_ref=<ref name="SverdlovskO_mun" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=21035 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1661, 1663, or 1675 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date= |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Kirovgrad''' ({{langx|ru|Кировград}}) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=21,035|p2002=23,197|p1989=25,598}}
==History== thumb|left|Churches The settlement '''Kalatay''' (Kala-ata in Turkic means "father's place") was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1932, it was given its present name; after Sergey Kirov, a prominent Bolshevik.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the town of Verkhny Tagil and ten rural localities, incorporated as the '''Town of Kirovgrad'''<ref name="OKATO">{{OKATO reference|65 453}}</ref>—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.<ref name="SverdlovskO_adm">Law #30-OZ</ref> As a municipal division, Kirovgrad and eight rural localities are incorporated as '''Kirovgradsky Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="SverdlovskO_mun">Law #85-OZ</ref> The town of Verkhny Tagil, together with two other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Verkhny Tagil Urban Okrug.<ref name="SverdlovskO_mun" />
==Notable people== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *Galina Kurlyandskaya (born 1961), Russian physicist
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sve|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sve|mun|list}}
{{Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}}
Category:Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast