Kovrovsky District () is an administrative
[Law #130-OZ] and municipal
[Law #52-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
sixteen in
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693.
The UNESCO World Heritage L ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
city
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of
Kovrov
Kovrov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka River, Oka. Kovrov's population as of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census was 132,4 ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
[Resolution #433] Population: 31,148 (
2002 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kovrovsky District is one of the
sixteen in the oblast.
The city of
Kovrov
Kovrov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka River, Oka. Kovrov's population as of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census was 132,4 ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
,
despite being incorporated separately
as an
administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kovrovsky Municipal District.
The City of Kovrov is incorporated separately from the district as Kovrov Urban Okrug.
[Law #143-OZ]
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