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:
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.
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]