Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Pokrov (inhabited locality).
Pokrov (English)
Покров (Russian)
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Lenina Street in Pokrov

Location of Vladimir Oblast in Russia
Pokrov
Location of Pokrov in Vladimir Oblast
Coordinates: 55°54′42″N 39°11′05″E / 55.91167°N 39.18472°ECoordinates: 55°54′42″N 39°11′05″E / 55.91167°N 39.18472°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Vladimir Oblast[1]
Administrative district Petushinsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Municipal district Petushinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Pokrov Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Pokrov Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,756 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 17th century
Town status since 1778
Official website
Pokrov on WikiCommons

Pokrov (Russian: Покров) is a town in Petushinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the north of the left bank of the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary) and 82 kilometers (51 mi) west of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,756 (2010 Census);[3] 15,920 (2002 Census);[5] 15,988 (1989 Census);[6] 2,925 (1897).

History

It was established in the 17th century as a monastery village and was granted town status in 1778.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pokrov is directly subordinated to Petushinsky District.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Pokrov is incorporated within Petushinsky Municipal District as Pokrov Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Pokrov has favorable economic and geographical position between the major regional centers of the European part of Russia. The town is home to a Kraft Foods chocolate factory, and in 2009 the company commissioned what is believed to be the world's first Monument to Chocolate here.

References

Belltower of Pokrovsky cathedral

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Resolution #433
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #159-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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