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Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast

Kirovske
Кіровське
Кировское
Flag of Kirovske
Flag
Coat of arms of Kirovske
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Founded 1954
City status 1987
Government
 • Mayor Larysa Hrechushkina (interim)
Area
 • Total 7,25 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 28,149
 • Density 3,882/km2 (10,050/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 86300-86390

Kirovske (Ukrainian: Кіровське, Russian: Кировское) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 28,291 (2013 est.); 30,910 (2001).

On 14 April 2014 pro-Russian activists captured Kirovske's town hall and declared that the city was part of the separatist Donetsk Peoples Republic. Since then the city stayed under separatist control.

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

Coordinates: 48°08′47″N 38°21′38″E / 48.14639°N 38.36056°E / 48.14639; 38.36056


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