Muromsky District (russian: Му́ромский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #130-OZ] and municipal
[Law #58-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 east of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
city
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of
Murom
Murom ( rus, Муром, p=ˈmurəm; Old Norse: ''Moramar'') is a historical city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of the Oka River. Population:
History
In the 9th century AD, the city marked the easternmost settle ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
[Resolution #433] Population: 26,382 (
2002 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Muromsky District is one of the
sixteen in the oblast.
The city of
Murom
Murom ( rus, Муром, p=ˈmurəm; Old Norse: ''Moramar'') is a historical city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of the Oka River. Population:
History
In the 9th century AD, the city marked the easternmost settle ...
serves as its
administrative center
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,
despite being incorporated separately
as an
administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—
Murom Urban Okrug
Murom Urban Okrug (russian: городско́й о́круг Му́ром) is a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Vladimir Oblast, Russia,Law #53-OZ one of the five urban okrugs in the oblast. Its ...
,
[Law #53-OZ] to which nine of the administrative district's rural localities belong,
[Resolution #433 lists ninety-nine inhabited localities in Muromsky District. Nine of those localities are listed as a part of Murom Urban Okrug in Law #53-OZ] and Muromsky Municipal District, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory.
[Resolution #433 lists ninety-nine inhabited localities in Muromsky District. Ninety of those localities are listed as a part of Muromsky Municipal District in Law #58-OZ]
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Districts of Vladimir Oblast
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