Murom is located on the left bank of the Oka River, 290 kilometres from Moscow and 130 kilometres from the region's capital, Vladimir. The district borders the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The city of Murom is the third largest in the region, behind Vladimir and Kovrov. The city's population is 128,000.
Murom is a large railway hub on the electrified railway route connecting Moscow, Kazan and Yekaterinburg. Murom is connected to other central regions by highways and the waterways of the Oka River.
Murom is one of the Vladimir Region's economic centres. The main enterprises are the Murom Machine-Building Plant, the Murom Railway Track Switching Equipment Plant, the Murom Locomotive Plant (manufactures locomotives and railcars), construction enterprises, and other small and medium-sized enterprises producing plywood, reinforced structures, shoes, food, etc. Five enterprises manufacture products for the Defence Ministry.
The shipping volume of industrial products in January-August 2009 was 6.1 billion roubles, which is 7% of the region's total volume.
About 36,000 people work for large and mid-sized enterprises. As of July 2009, the average monthly salary at these enterprises was 13,057 roubles.
Several large social facilities are being built, among them a 260-million-rouble ice skating rink. The project was developed by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation in cooperation with the Scanstroy company and Swedish experts.
Murom is one of Russia's oldest cities. It is known as the hometown of Slavic epic hero Ilya Muromets, who was canonised.
The most well-known artefacts of Murom's St Trinity Convent are the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom, the patron saints of marriage and family. Their day is celebrated on July 8. A girls' orphanage was opened in the convent.
The 17th-century Ascension Cathedral is being restored in the city centre.