Kirovo-Chepetsk
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Kirovo-Chepetsk (Russian: Ки́рово-Чепе́цк) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, located at the confluence of the Cheptsa and the Vyatka rivers, some 20 km east of Kirov. Population: 90,303 (2002 Census); 92,382 (1989 Census).
Founded in the middle of the 15th century as the village of Ust-Cheptsa (Усть-Чепца). Town status granted in 1955.
[edit] Trivia
- The 50th eastern meridian runs exactly through the town.
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Cities and towns in Kirov Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Kirov Belaya Kholunitsa | Kirovo-Chepetsk | Kirs | Kotelnich | Luza | Malmyzh | Murashi | Nolinsk | Omutninsk | Orlov | Slobodskoy | Sosnovka | Sovetsk | Urzhum | Vyatskiye Polyany | Yaransk | Zuyevka |
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