| En Name: | Kirovo-Chepetsk |
| Ru Name: | Кирово-Чепецк |
| Coordinates: | 58.55°N 50°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kirovo-Chepetsk (2004).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kirov Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | April 2008 |
| Adm City Jur: | Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Kirovo-Chepetsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2012 |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Kirovo-Chepetsky Municipal District |
| Pop 2010Census: | 80921 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 204th |
| Established Date: | mid-15th century |
| Current Cat Date: | 1955 |
| Prev Name1: | Ust-Cheptsa |
| Website: | http://www.k4city.gov-vyatka.ru/ |
| Date: | February 2012 |
Kirovo-Chepetsk (ru|Ки́рово-Чепе́цк) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Cheptsa and the Vyatka Rivers, 20km (10miles) east of Kirov. Population:
The 50th eastern meridian runs exactly through the town.
It was founded in the mid-15th century as the village of Ust-Cheptsa (Russian: Усть-Чепца). Town status was granted to it in 1955.
In 1954, an ice hockey team called “Khimik” ("Chemist") was founded in the city. In 1964, the team was named Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk. Famous pupils of the team: Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Myshkin, Andrey Trefilov.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirovo-Chepetsk serves as the administrative center of Kirovo-Chepetsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk is incorporated as Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug.[2]