Pokrov is a town in Petushinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the north of the left bank of the Klyazma River, 82 kilometers (51 mi) west of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast, and 100 kilometers (62 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 17,756 (2010 Census); 15,920 (2002 Census); 15,988 (1989 Census); 2,925 (1897).