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Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast

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Kirov Oblast is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...

 of Russia
Russia
Russia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 (an oblast
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...

). Its administrative center is the city of Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in north-eastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Geographical location . Population : 457,578.- History:...

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Kirov Oblast is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...

 of Russia
Russia
Russia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 (an oblast
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...

). Its administrative center is the city of Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in north-eastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Geographical location . Population : 457,578.- History:...

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Time zone


Kirov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time
Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 time zones of Russia....

 (MSK/MSD). UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time , ) is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation...

offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Demographics



External links


Official website of Kirov Oblast Local wiki of the Vyatka region