Kameshkovo (in English) Камешково (Russian) |
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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 |
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Population (2010 Census) | 13,103 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
beginning of the 20th century |
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Town status since | July 12, 1951 |
Postal code(s) | 601300, 601301 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 49248 |
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2010 Census | 13,103 |
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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.