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Solntsevo District


FieldValue
en_nameSolntsevo District
ru_nameрайон Солнцево
image_map
map_captionLocation of Solntsevo District in Moscow
image_viewDSC 0685The line from Ramenki to Rasskazovka.jpg
image_flagFlag of Solntsevo.svg
image_coaCoat of Arms of Solntsevo (municipality in Moscow).png
federal_subjectMoscow
area_km211.2879
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census113959
urban_pop_2010census100%
rural_pop_2010census0%
pop_2010census_ref
pop_latest122400
pop_latest_date2016
pop_latest_ref
websitehttp://solntsevo.mos.ru/

|no_of_urban-type_settlements= Solntsevo District () is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 11.2879 km2. Population: 122,400 (2016),

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

References

  1. "General Information". Solntsevo District.
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