| En Name: | Kirov |
| Ru Name: | Киров |
| Coordinates: | 54.0833°N 53°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kirov (Kaluga oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kaluga Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | 2013 |
| Adm District Jur: | Kirovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Kirovsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2013 |
| Mun District Jur: | Kirovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Kirov Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Kirovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Kirov Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 31882 |
| Established Date: | 1745 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1936 |
| Prev Name1: | Pesochnya |
| Prev Name1 Date: | 1936 |
| Postal Codes: | 249440–249444, 249449 |
| Commonscat: | Kirov, Kaluga Oblast |
| Date: | January 2014 |
Kirov (ru|Ки́ров) is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolva River (Desna's tributary) 160km (100miles) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 29,000 (1970).
The settlement of Pesochnya (Russian: Песо́чня) was founded in 1745. It was granted town status and renamed Kirov in honor of Sergey Kirov in 1936. Germany was in that area in 1941—1943.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirov serves as the administrative center of Kirovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Kirov is incorporated within Kirovsky Municipal District as Kirov Urban Settlement.[1]
The town is home to the Shaykovka (air base).