Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of April 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Kirovsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
| Administrative center of | Kirovsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory |
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| Urban okrug | Kirovsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kirovsk Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 28,625 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Town status since | October 30, 1931 |
| Previous names | Khibinogorsk (until December 15, 1934) |
| Postal code(s) | 184250 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81531 |
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Kirovsk (Russian: Ки́ровск), known as Khibinogorsk (Хибиного́рск) until 1934, is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the spurs of the Khibiny Mountains on the shores of the Lake Bolshoy Vudyavr, 175 kilometers (109 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 28,625 (2010 Census).
A settlement which eventually became Kirovsk was founded in 1929, soon after an expedition led by Alexander Fersman had discovered large deposits of apatite and nepheline in the Khibiny Massif in the 1920s. By the end of 1930, its population grew to ten thousand people, and a mining and chemical plant here was well under construction. Due to the rapid growth, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned on January 18, 1931 to grant the settlement town status and to name it Khibinogorsk. The petition was approved by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee Resolution on October 30, 1931 and the town was subordinated directly to the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee. On December 15, 1934, the town was renamed Kirovsk after recently assassinated Sergey Kirov, who had been in charge of planning the development of the deposits.
On February 26, 1935, when new Kirovsky District was established on part of the territory of Kolsko-Loparsky District, Kirovsk was transferred to it and made its administrative center. On May 6, 1954, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Kirovsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction. Kirovsky District was abolished, and its territory was subordinated to Kirovsk.
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