Vyatskiye Polyany is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vyatka River, 350 km southeast of Kirov. Population: 29,742 (2021 Estimate);[2]
History
It has been known since 1596.[3] A railway passed through it in 1915. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1938 and town status—in 1942.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vyatskiye Polyany serves as the administrative center of Vyatskopolyansky District, even though it is not a part of it.[4] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Vyatskiye Polyany—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the