Kiviõli

Kiviõli
—  Town and municipality  —

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Kiviõli
Location in Estonia
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Country  Estonia
County Ida-Viru County
Government
 • Mayor Dmitri Dmitrijev (Centre Party)
Area
 • Total 11.75 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 7,000
 • Density 595.7/km2 (1,543/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.kivioli.ee

Kiviõli is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a population of 7000 (as of 2005). The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name (literally "stone oil"). The town is divided into two districts: Küttejõu and Varinurme.

The settlement was founded in 1922 and became a town in 1946.

About half of the population are immigrants from the Soviet era, mostly Russians.

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Sport

Estonian Sidecarcross Grand Prix has taken place in Kiviõli annually since 2008.

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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.
Urban municipalities
Rural municipalities