Kirovograd - city of Kirovograd region, the administrative center. There is an important industrial and cultural center, which is located in the center of the country; junction of roads, railway station, airport. Geographical coordinates of the city of Kirovohrad: latitude 48 ° 30'N, longitude 32 ° 18'E. The climate is temperate continental. The city is situated on the banks of the river Inhul. Kirovograd was founded in the XVIII century by the construction of the fortress of St. Elizabeth. Hence formerly Yelisavetgrad. In the late XIX - early XX century, the city is experiencing a "golden era" - the infrastructure and culture. Population of the city is 243 thousand people. Kirovograd covers an area - 10.3 thousand hectares. Mineral deposits are deposits of brown coal, building materials and uranium.

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