Kovrov
Ковров
City[1]
The city duma building
The city duma building
Flag of Kovrov
Flag
Coat of arms of Kovrov
Coat of arms
Location of Kovrov
Map
Kovrov is located in Russia
Kovrov
Kovrov
Location of Kovrov
Kovrov is located in Vladimir Oblast
Kovrov
Kovrov
Kovrov (Vladimir Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°22′06″N 41°18′39″E / 56.36833°N 41.31083°E / 56.36833; 41.31083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVladimir Oblast[2]
First mentioned1157
City status since1778
Government
 • BodyCouncil of People's Deputies[3]
Area
 • Total57.4 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total145,214
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
137,594 (−5.2%)
 • Rank118th in 2010
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of Kovrov[2]
 • Capital ofKovrovsky District,[6] City of Kovrov[2]
 • Urban okrugKovrov Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofKovrov Urban Okrug,[7] Kovrovsky Municipal District[8]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[9])
Postal code(s)[10]
601900
Dialing code(s)+7 49232
OKTMO ID17725000001
Websitekovrov-gorod.ru

Kovrov (Russian: Ковро́в) is a city in Vladimir Oblast,[11] Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Kovrov's population as of the 2021 Census was 132,417,[12] down from 145,214 recorded in the 2010 Census,[4] and further down from 155,499 recorded in the 2002 Census[13] and 159,942 recorded in the 1989 Census.[14] In terms of population, it is the second-largest city in Vladimir Oblast after Vladimir. In 1977, Kovrov's population had been estimated at 140,000.[15]

History

Overshadowed by the neighboring Starodub-on-the-Klyazma since the 12th century, Kovrov was eventually granted town status in 1778.[citation needed] On July 13, 1978, the city's 200th anniversary, Kovrov was decorated with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kovrov serves as the administrative center of Kovrovsky District,[6] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the City of Kovrov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the City of Kovrov is incorporated as Kovrov Urban Okrug.[7]

Economy

Kovrov is a major center of Russia's defense industry, specializing in mechanical engineering, metal processing, textile and light industry, and building industry. Kovrov is home to Degtyaryov plant, Kovrov Mechanical Factory, Kovrov Electromechanical Factory, and CB Armatura.

Transportation

Located on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod rail line—one of Russia's oldest railroads and one of the alternative routes of the Trans-Siberian Railway—Kovrov is also connected to Murom (which is served by the Moscow–Kazan rail line) by the Murom Railway.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Climate

Kovrov has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The city has warm summers and relatively cold winters with frequent snowfall. The warmest month is July, the coldest month is January. The highest amount of precipitation is on average in July, the driest month is March.[16]

Twin towns and sister cities

Kovrov is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Resolution #433
  2. ^ a b c d Law #130-OZ
  3. ^ "Официальный сайт Совета народных депутатов города Коврова". sovet.kovrov-gorod.ru.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 17 235», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 17 235, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. ^ a b c Law #143-OZ
  8. ^ Law #52-OZ
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  11. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kovrov" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 922.
  12. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  13. ^ 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).
  14. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  15. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 1982 Edition, Vol. V, p. 906
  16. ^ "Climate data" (in Russian). Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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