Melenki, Vladimir Oblast
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Melenki () is a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and the
administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Melenkovsky District Melenkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #57-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...
in
Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693. The UNESCO World Heritage L ...
,
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, located in the Meshchera Lowlands on the banks of the Unzha, southeast of Vladimir, the administrative center of the
oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
. Population:


History

Melenki was granted town status in 1778.


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Melenki serves as the
administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Melenkovsky District Melenkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #57-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...
, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #433 As a municipal division, the
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of Melenki is incorporated within Melenkovsky Municipal District as Melenki Urban Settlement.Law #57-OZ


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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2013 Cities and towns in Vladimir Oblast Melenkovsky Uyezd