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Muromsky District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ2218521 ↗
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Muromsky District (Russian: Му́ромский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,050 square kilometers (410 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Murom (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,013 (2021 census); 24,991 (2010 census); 26,382 (2002 Census); 29,975 (1989 Soviet 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 serves as its administrative center, 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, to which nine of the administrative district's rural localities belong, and Muromsky Municipal District, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory.

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Законодательное Собрание Владимирской области. Закон №130-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2001 г.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Muromsky District” is human settlement in Russia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Muromsky, District and human, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2021, 2010, 2002, 1989—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1929-01-14. For this dossier, Muromsky, District and human is the immediate research focus.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2218521. Authority coordinates are 55.567, 42.033. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 2010, 2002 and 1989.

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