Solntsevo District

Solntsevo District
район Солнцево (Russian)

Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow

Solntsevo District in Winter
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow
Statistics
Area 11.2879 km2 (4.3583 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 113,959 inhabitants[2]
• Urban 100%
• Rural 0%
Population (2016 est.) 122,400 inhabitants[1]
Density 10,095.68/km2 (26,147.7/sq mi)[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Official website
Solntsevo District on WikiCommons

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).[5]

History

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.

The organized crime group Solntsevskaya Bratva based its name upon Solntsevo District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "General Information" (in Russian). Solntsevo District. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population 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.
  4. ↑ 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.).
  5. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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