Region's Automobile Reference Number - 33 Federal District - Central Date of establishment – the 14th of August 1944 Territory - 29.000 square kilometers Population - The overall population is 1358,5 thousand people (as on the 1st of January 2020); 78,3% is urban population. The population density per 1 square kilometer is 47,4. Regional centre – the town of Vladimir (360,4 thousand people) situated to the north-east of Moscow 154 km away Administrative territorial division
Towns – 23
Districts – 16
Urban districts – 3
Urban-type settlements – 9
Municipal territorial division
Urban districts – 5
Municipal districts – 16
Urban settlements – 26
Rural settlements – 80
Geographical position The region is situated in the central part of East European Plain. It borders on the Moscow, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Yaroslavl Regions. Climate Moderately continental with warm summer, moderately cold winter and persistent snow cover. The average air temperature in July varies from +17°C to +19°C, in January from -11°C to -12°C. Average annual total precipitation amounts to 550-600 mm. Biggest towns
Vladimir
Kovrov
Murom
Aleksandrov
Kolchugino
Gus-Khrustalny
Vyazniki
Natural resources
Peat
Clays
Carbonate rocks
Quartz sand
Sand and gravel materials
Metallurgical dolomite
Main branches of economic activity
Manufacture of food products, including beverages
Production of electrical, electronic and optical equipment
Production of machinery and equipment
Production of other nonmetallic mineral products
Metallurgical production and manufacture of ready-made metal products
Chemical production
Production of rubber and plastics articles
Textile and clothing production
Production of transport vehicles and equipment
Wood processing and production of wood articles
Pulp and paper production; publishing and printing activity
Production of leather, leather goods and shoes
Agriculture
Agricultural lands of the region occupy 860 thousand hectares.
The leading directions are production of vegetables, fodder and special kinds of potatoes for further processing for chips.
Cattle breeding has a share of 63,2 % in the total volume of agricultural products of the region. Specialization – production of milk, meat (beef, pork, poultry), eggs.
Besides, horses of the famous breed «Vladimir Draught-Horse» are being raised in the region.
Transportation
Railway . A ramified network of railways, the main are: Moscow - Vladimir -Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow - Murom - Kazan, Moscow - Alexandrov - Ivanovo.
Automobile . The federal highways Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan (highway M-7 «Volga») and Moscow - Yaroslavl run through the territory of the region. The region has a ramified network of automobile roads connecting the Central Russia with other regions of the country.
Water . Inland navigation on the rivers Oka and Klyazma.
