Moskovsky District
Московский район
District
Moskovsky District Administration building
Moskovsky District Administration building
Map
Moskovsky District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg
Coordinates: 59°49′N 30°18′E / 59.817°N 30.300°E / 59.817; 30.300
CountryRussia
Federal subjectfederal city of St. Petersburg[1]
Established1919
Area
[2]
 • Total71.07 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total288,744
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Websitehttp://gov.spb.ru/gov/terr/reg_moscow/

Moskovsky District (Russian: Моско́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 288,744;[3] up from 275,884 recorded in the 2002 Census.[4]

History

The district was established in 1919.[citation needed]

The 2nd People's Militia Division was formed rapidly in this district in 1941 in the face of the advancing German armies.

Municipal divisions

Moskovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs:[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Law #411-68
  2. ^ Official website of the Administration of St. Petersburg. Moskovsky District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 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).

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