Solntsevo District
Solntsevo District
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 Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 55°39′13″N 37°24′07″E / 55.6536°N 37.4019°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.2879 km2 (4.3583 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 113,959 |
| 122,400 | |
| • Density | 10,095.7/km2 (26,147.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | UTC+ ([3]) |
| OKTMO ID | 45326000 |
| Website | http://solntsevo.mos.ru/ |
Solntsevo District (Russian: райо́н Со́лнцево) is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 11.2879 square kilometres (4.3583 sq mi). Population: 122,400 (2016),[1] 113,959 (2010 census);[2] 85,642 (2002 census).[4]
History
[edit]It originated in 1938 as a dacha settlement and was named after the Russian word for Sun ("солнце, solntse). It used to be a separate town from 1971. Since May 1984 it has been included into Moscow. Former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov and 2008 presidential election candidate Andrey Bogdanov are natives of Solntsevo.[citation needed]
The organized crime group Solntsevskaya Bratva based its name upon Solntsevo District.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "General Information" (in Russian). Solntsevo District. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).