Verkhny Tagil (Russian: Ве́рхний Таги́л) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Kirovgrad in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tagil River (Tobol's basin), 111 kilometers (69 mi) northwest of Yekaterinburg. Population: 11,839 (2010 Census preliminary results); 12,571 (2002 Census); 13,127 (1989 Census).