Sobinka

Sobinka (English) Собинка (Russian)
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Location of Vladimir Oblast in Russia
Sobinka Location of Sobinka in Vladimir Oblast
Coordinates: 56°00′N 40°02′E / 56.000°N 40.033°E / 56.000; 40.033Coordinates: 56°00′N 40°02′E / 56.000°N 40.033°E / 56.000; 40.033
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Vladimir Oblast
Administrative district	Sobinsky District
Administrative center of	Sobinsky District
Municipal status (as of April 2011)
Municipal district	Sobinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Sobinka Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Sobinsky Municipal District, Sobinka Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	19,482 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Town status since	1939
Previous names	Komavangard
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Sobinka (Russian: Собинка) is a town and the administrative center of Sobinsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), 37 kilometers (23 mi) southwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 19,482 (2010 Census);21,054 (2002 Census);23,720 (1989 Census).

It was called Komavangard (Комавангард) for a short period in the 1920s. It was granted town status in 1939.

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