Kireyevsk () is a

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and the

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Kireyevsky District Kireyevsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Kireyevsky Municipal District.Law #559-ZTO It is locat ...

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, located on the

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, southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It has been known since the second half of the 18th century as the

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village of Kireyevskaya ().

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deposits started to be developed in the 19th century. During the

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times, the village was granted

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status and renamed Kireyevka (). It was granted town status and renamed Kireyevsk in 1956.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kireyevsk serves as the

.Law #954-ZTO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast.

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lists the town of Kireyevsk as a part of Kireyevsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Kireyevsk Town Under District Jurisdiction, together with Oktyabrsky Rural Okrug of Kireyevsky District (which comprises three rural localities), is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Kireyevsk Urban Settlement.Law #559-ZTO

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2024 Cities and towns in Tula Oblast Populated places established in 1762 Former urban-type settlements of Tula Oblast