Kirs, Russia
Kirs
Кирс | |
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 Aerial view of Kirs | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirs  | |
  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[1] |
| Administrative district | Verkhnekamsky District[1] |
| Town | Kirs[1] |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Town status since | 1965 |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,420 |
| • Capital of | Verkhnekamsky District,[1] Town of Kirs[1] |
| • Municipal district | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Verkhnekamsky Municipal District,[3] Kirsinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 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);[2] 11,786 (2002 Census);[6] 14,200 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Kirs (1991–2020, extremes 1955–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.9 (8.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−2.1 (28.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.6 (−53.7) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
−40.7 (−41.3) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−51.3 (−60.3) |
−51.3 (−60.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
29 (1.1) |
39 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
54 (2.1) |
81 (3.2) |
72 (2.8) |
72 (2.8) |
61 (2.4) |
66 (2.6) |
52 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
651 (25.5) |
| Source: Погода и Климат[8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c d e Law #284-ZO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Climate Kirs". Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- 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.).