Kireyevsk Explained

En Name:Kireyevsk
Ru Name:Киреевск
Coordinates:53.9333°N 93°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Kireevsk (Tula oblast) (1990).png
Federal Subject:Tula Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kireyevsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Kireyevsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town under district jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of1:Kireyevsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Kireyevsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Kireyevsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Kireyevsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Kireyevsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:25557
Established Date:second half of
the 18th century
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1956
Postal Codes:301260–301262

Kireyevsk (Russian: Кире́евск) is a town and the administrative center of Kireyevsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Olen River, 40km (30miles) southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It has been known since the second half of the 18th century as the Cossack village of Kireyevskaya (Russian: Кире́евская). Iron ore deposits started to be developed in the 19th century. During the Soviet times, the village was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Kireyevka (Russian: Кире́евка). It was granted town status and renamed Kireyevsk in 1956.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kireyevsk serves as the administrative center of Kireyevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction, together with Oktyabrsky Rural Okrug of Kireyevsky District (which comprises three rural localities), is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Kireyevsk Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #954-ZTO
  2. Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Kireyevsk as a part of Kireyevsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. Law #559-ZTO