Kolchugino, Vladimir Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kolchuginsky District |
| Administrative center of | Kolchuginsky District |
| Municipal status (as of July 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Kolchuginsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kolchugino Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kolchuginsky Municipal District, Kolchugino Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 45,776 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Town status since | 1931 |
| Website | www |
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Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town and the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 45,776 (2010 Census);47,059 (2002 Census);45,601 (1989 Census).
Kolchugino was founded in 1871 as a settlement next to copper-annealing and wire-producing plants belonging to a Muscovite merchant A. G. Kolchugin (hence, the name Kolchugino). It was granted town status in 1931.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolchugino serves as the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Kolchugino, together with nine rural localities in Kolchuginsky District, is incorporated within Kolchuginsky Municipal District as Kolchugino Urban Settlement.
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