Kirov Oblast
| Kirov Oblast | |
|---|---|
| Кировская область | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Kirov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 58°46′N 49°50′E / 58.767°N 49.833°E | |
| Country | Russia | 
| Federal district | Volga | 
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka | 
| Administrative center | Kirov | 
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly | 
| • Governor | Aleksandr Sokolov | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 120,374 km2 (46,477 sq mi) | 
| • Rank | 30th | 
| Population | |
|  • Total | 1,153,680 | 
|  • Estimate  (2018) | 1,283,238 | 
| • Rank | 41st | 
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 77.8% | 
| • Rural | 22.2% | 
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) | 
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KIR | 
| License plates | 43 | 
| OKTMO ID | 33000000 | 
| Official languages | Russian | 
| Website | http://www.kirovreg.ru | 
Kirov Oblast (Russian: Кировская область, IPA: [ˈkʲirəfskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. As of the 2010 census, the population is 1,341,312.