Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg Explained

En Name:	Frunzensky District
Ru Name:	Фрунзенский район
Image View:	Над волковкой - panoramio.jpg
Coordinates:	59.8667°N 54°W
Federal Subject:	federal city of St. Petersburg
Area Km2:	37.469
Pop 2010Census:	401779
Established Date:	April 1936
Website:	http://umvd-frunz.ru
Date:	November 2014

Frunzensky District (Russian: Фру́нзенский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population: was 401,779; down from 405,274 recorded in the 2002 Census.

History

The district was established in April 1936.^[1]

In November 2017, it was proposed to rename the Frunzensky District into in Kupchinsky District (according to its historical name) in the course of the struggle against revolutionary names. However, the proposals were mostly ignored and not supported by locals.

Municipal divisions

Frunzensky District comprises the following six municipal okrugs:^[2]

• 1. 72
• Aleksandrovsky
• Balkansky
• Georgiyevsky
• Kupchino
• Volkovskoye

References

Sources

• • Мэр Санкт-Петербурга. Распоряжение. 196-р. 11 марта 1994 г.. Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Санкт-Петербурга. 11 марта 1994 г. "Вестник Санкт-Петербургского городского Совета народных депутатов", №7–8. 1994. Mayor of St. Petersburg. Directive. 196-r. March 11, 1994. On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of St. Petersburg. March 11, 1994.

External links

• Official website of Frunzensky District Police

Notes and References

1. Official website of the Administration of St. Petersburg. Frunzensky District
2. Law #411-68