Orlov, Kirov Oblast Explained

En Name:Orlov
Ru Name:Орлов
Coordinates:58.5333°N 102°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Orlov (Kirov oblast) (1781).png
Federal Subject:Kirov Oblast
Adm District Jur:Orlovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Orlov
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Orlovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Orlov
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Orlovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Orlovskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Orlovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Orlovskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:6959
Established Date:1459
Established Title:First mentioned
Current Cat Date:1780
Postal Codes:612270

Orlov (Russian: Орло́в) is a town and the administrative center of Orlovsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vyatka River, 75km (47miles) west of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1459. Town status was granted to it in 1780. Between 1923 and 1992 the town was known as Khalturin (Russian: Халтурин), after the Russian revolutionary Stepan Khalturin (1856–1882), who was born in a nearby village.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Orlov serves as the administrative center of Orlovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Orlovsky District as the Town of Orlov. As a municipal division, the Town of Orlov is incorporated within Orlovsky Municipal District as Orlovskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #203-ZO
  2. Law #284-ZO