Sobinsky District
municipal district in Russia
Sobinsky District (Russian: Со́бинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center and the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,523.8 square kilometers (588.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sobinka. Population: 50,883 (2021 census); 58,801 (2010 census); 24,864 (2002 Census); 25,549 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Sobinka accounts for 34.3% of the district's total population.
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Законодательное Собрание Владимирской области. Закон №130-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2001 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Владимирской области и о порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №22-ОЗ от 18 марта 2014 г.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q617420. VIAF identifies the subject as 145767258. The Library of Congress control number is no2004013418. Authority coordinates are 55.983, 40.017. 4 of 5 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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