Vladimir, Russia

This article is about the city in Russia. For other uses, see Vladimir.

Vladimir (Russian: Влади́мир, IPA: [vlɐ'dʲimʲɪr] (listen)) is a city and the administrative center (capital city) of Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is on the Klyazma River, 200 kilometers (120 mi) east of Moscow. It has a railway and the M7 motorway. Its population is 345,373 (2010 Census);^[7] 315,954 (2002 Census);^[11] 349,702 (1989 Census).^[12]

Vladimir Владимир
City[1]
Views of Vladimir
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: none[2]
Location of Vladimir
Vladimir Location of Vladimir Show map of Russia Vladimir Vladimir (Vladimir Oblast) Show map of Vladimir Oblast
Coordinates: 56°07′43″N 40°24′21″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Vladimir Oblast[3]
First mentioned	990
Government
• Body	Council of People's Deputies[4]
• Head[4]	Andrey Shokhin[5]
Area [6]
• Total	124.59 km2 (48.10 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[7]
• Total	345,373
• Rank	51st in 2010
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	City of Vladimir[3]
• Capital of	Vladimir Oblast[3], City of Vladimir[3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Vladimir Urban Okrug[8]
• Capital of	Vladimir Urban Okrug[8]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [9])
Postal code(s)[10]	600000, 600001, 600003, 600005–600009, 600014–600018, 600020–600028, 600031–600033, 600035–600038, 600700, 600950, 600960, 600970, 600980, 600999, 992800
Dialing code(s)	+7 4922
OKTMO ID	17701000001
City Day	The first Sunday of September
Twin towns	Bari
Website	www.vladimir-city.ru

Economy and military

Vladimir is home to many electrical and chemical factories, several food processing plants and two large thermal power stations.

The headquarters of the 27th Guards Rocket Army of the Strategic Missile Troops is in the city. During the Cold War, Vladimir was host to the Dobrynskoye air force base.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Vladimir is twinned with:^[13]

• Anghiari, Italy
• Antalya, Turkey
• Babruysk, Belarus
• Baoji, China
• Bloomington, United States
• Bukhara, Uzbekistan
• Campobasso, Italy
• Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
• Chongqing, China
• Erlangen, Germany
• Gagra, Georgia
• Haikou, China
• Kardzhali, Bulgaria
• Karlovo, Bulgaria
• Kerava, Finland
• Khujand, Tajikistan
• Leninsky (Minsk), Belarus
• Normal, United States
• Saintes, France
• Sarasota, United States
• Skive, Denmark
• Vawkavysk, Belarus

Former twin towns, removed in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

• Jelenia Góra, Poland^[14]
• Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic^[15]