Kolchuginsky District (russian: Кольчу́гинский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #130-OZ] and municipal
[Law #64-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
sixteen in
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its closest border 66 Meter, km east of central Moscow, the administrative cen ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Kolchugino Kolchugino (russian: Кольчугино) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
;Urban localities
*Kolchugino, Vladimir Oblast, a town in Kolchuginsky District of Vladimir Oblast
;Rural localities
* Kolchugino ...
.
Population: 11,405 (
2002 Census);
The population of Kolchugino accounts for 79.4% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Vladimir Oblast