Orlov (russian: Орло́в) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Orlovsky District in
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
Na ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of the
Vyatka River
The Vyatka (; rus, Вя́тка, p=ˈvʲatkə; tt-Cyrl, Нократ, translit=Noqrat; chm, Виче, Viče; udm, Ватка, Vatka) is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, a right tributary of the Kama. , west of
Kirov, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1459. Town status was granted to it in 1780. Between 1923 and 1992 the town was known as Khalturin (), after the Russian revolutionary
Stepan Khalturin
Stepan Nikolayevich Khalturin (russian: Степан Николаевич Халтурин; 2 January Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._21_December.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/> O.S._21_December">Old_St ...
(1856–1882), who was born in a nearby village.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Orlov serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Orlovsky District.
[Law #203-ZO] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Orlovsky District as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Orlov.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Orlov is incorporated within Orlovsky Municipal District as Orlovskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #284-ZO]
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Cities and towns in Kirov Oblast
Orlovsky Uyezd (Vyatka Governorate)