Kovrovsky District

Kovrovsky District (Russian: Ковро́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[7] district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,817 square kilometers (702 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the city of Kovrov^[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[5] Population: 30,174 (2021 Census);^[9] 31,477 (2010 Census);^[4] 31,148 (2002 Census);^[10] 30,044 (1989 Soviet census).^[11]

Kovrovsky District Ковровский район
District
Church of Our Lady of Kazan, village Malyshevo, Kovrovsky
Location of Kovrovsky District in Vladimir Oblast
Coordinates: 56°21′N 41°19′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Vladimir Oblast[1]
Established	10 April 1929
Administrative center	Kovrov[2]
Area [3]
• Total	1,817 km2 (702 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	31,477
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Urban	22.4%
• Rural	77.6%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 urban-type settlements[6], 171 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kovrovsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
OKTMO ID	17635000
Website	http://www.akrvo.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kovrovsky District is one of the sixteen in the oblast.^[1] The city of Kovrov serves as its administrative center,^[2] despite being incorporated separately^[5] as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kovrovsky Municipal District.^[7] The City of Kovrov is incorporated separately from the district as Kovrov Urban Okrug.^[12]