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]
Solntsevo District
район Солнцево | |
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District | |
![]() Solntsevo District in Winter | |
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![]() Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow | |
Coordinates: 55°39′13.0″N 37°24′6.8″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow |
Area | |
• Total | 11.2879 km2 (4.3583 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 113,959 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 124,797 (+9.5%) |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 100% |
• Rural | 0% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 45326000 |
Website | http://solntsevo.mos.ru/ |
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.
Administrative divisions of Moscow | ||
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Central Administrative Okrug |
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Northern Administrative Okrug | ||
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
South-Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
Southern Administrative Okrug | ||
South-Western Administrative Okrug | ||
Western Administrative Okrug | ||
North-Western Administrative Okrug | ||
Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug | ||
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug |
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Troitsky Administrative Okrug |
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