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Kameshkovo, Vladimir Oblast

Kameshkovo (in English)
Камешково (Russian)
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Location of Vladimir Oblast in Russia
Kameshkovo is located in Vladimir Oblast
Kameshkovo
Kameshkovo
Location of Kameshkovo in Vladimir Oblast
Coordinates: 56°21′N 41°00′E / 56.350°N 41.000°E / 56.350; 41.000Coordinates: 56°21′N 41°00′E / 56.350°N 41.000°E / 56.350; 41.000
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Administrative status (as of March 2015)
Country Russia
Federal subject Vladimir Oblast
Administrative district Kameshkovsky District
Administrative center of Kameshkovsky District
Municipal status (as of August 2015)
Municipal district Kameshkovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Kameshkovo Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Kameshkovsky Municipal District, Kameshkovo Urban Settlement
Representative body Council of People's Deputies
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,103 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
beginning of
the 20th century
Town status since July 12, 1951
Postal code(s) 601300, 601301
Dialing code(s) +7 49248
Official website
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Kameshkovo population
2010 Census 13,103
2002 Census 14,161
1989 Census 15,061
1979 Census 14,080

Kameshkovo (Russian: Ка́мешково) is a town and the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,103.

It was founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a settlement around a spinning-and-weaving factory. It was granted town status on July 12, 1951.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kameshkovo serves as the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Kameshkovo is incorporated within Kameshkovsky Municipal District as Kameshkovo Urban Settlement.

There is a railway station in the town.


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