Kameshkovo, Vladimir Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Kameshkovo.

Kameshkovo (Russian: Ка́мешково) is a town and the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 12,028.^[9]

Kameshkovo Камешково
Town[1]
Kameshkovo, Vladimir Oblast
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Coordinates: 56°21′N 41°00′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Vladimir Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kameshkovsky District[1]
[2]	beginning of the 20th century
Town status since	July 12, 1951[2]
Government
• Body	Council of People's Deputies[3]
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	13,103
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kameshkovsky District[5]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kameshkovsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Kameshkovo Urban Settlement[6]
• Capital of	Kameshkovsky Municipal District,[6] Kameshkovo Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	601300, 601301
Dialing code(s)	+7 49248
OKTMO ID	17625101001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20131029204001/http://www.kameshkovo33.ru/

Kameshkovo population

2021 Census	12,028[9]
2010 Census	13,103[4]
2002 Census	14,161[10]
1989 Census	15,061[11]
1979 Census	14,080[12]

History

It was founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a settlement around a spinning-and-weaving factory.^[2] It was granted town status on July 12, 1951.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kameshkovo serves as the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District,^[5] to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kameshkovo is incorporated within Kameshkovsky Municipal District as Kameshkovo Urban Settlement.^[6]

Transportation

There is a railway station in the town.