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Kirovohrad

Ukraine
Also known as: Elizavetgrad, Kirovo, Kirovograd, Yelizavetgrad, Yelysavethrad, Zinovyevsk(Show More)
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Kirovohrad: regional administration building
Kirovohrad: regional administration building Regional administration building in Kirovohrad, Ukraine.

Kirovohrad, city, south-central Ukraine. It lies along the upper Inhul River where the latter is crossed by the Kremenchuk-Odesa railway. Founded as a fortress in 1754, it was made a city, Yelysavethrad, in 1765 and developed as the centre of a rich agricultural area. It was renamed Zinovyevsk in 1924, Kirovo in 1936, and Kirovohrad in 1939. Industries have included food processing and agricultural-machinery production. Kirovohrad has a teacher-training institute. Pop. (2020 est.) 219,676.

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