Prospekt Vernadskogo District

Prospekt Vernadskogo District

Location of Prospekt Vernadskogo District on the map of Moscow

Vernadskogo prospekt in winter
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow
Statistics
Area 4.6514 km2 (1.7959 sq mi)[1]
Population (2017 est.) 62,000 inhabitants[1]
Density 13,329.32/km2 (34,522.8/sq mi)[2]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[3]
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Prospekt Vernadskogo District (Russian: Проспект Вернадского райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.[4] The area of the district is 4.6154 square kilometers (1.7820 sq mi)[1]. Population: 62,000 (2017 est.),

History

The district is named for Vladimir Vernadsky, the famed mineralogist and geochemist. In the 14th century, the area was a forested landholding of the Moscow metropolitans, known for its pine tress and associated shipbuilding. . After a plague in 1655, Belorussians moved into the area. The population was only 600 at the start of the 20th century, but residential building began in earnest in the 1970's when large avenues and the subway reached the district. Until 1991, the district was known as Gagarinsky District, after which the current name was adopted.[1]

Education

In the district is the main campus of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), one of the most exclusive institutions of higher education in Russia. Moscow International Prescool, an international kindergarten, is also situated in Prospekt Vernadskogo district.

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "General Information" (in Russian). Prospekt Vernadskogo District. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2017 population estimate by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  3. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  4. ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 45», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 45, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).

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Coordinates: 55°40′37″N 37°30′01″E / 55.67694°N 37.50028°E / 55.67694; 37.50028

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