Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg Explained

En Name:	Tsentralny District
Ru Name:	Центральный район
Image View:	RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Alexander Nevsky Lavra.jpg
Coordinates:	59.9367°N 30.3608°W
Federal Subject:	federal city of St. Petersburg
Area Km2:	17.12
Area Km2 Ref:	^[1]
Pop 2010Census:	214625
Established Date:	March 11, 1994
Website:	http://gov.spb.ru/gov/terr/reg_center/
Date:	October 2014

Tsentralny District (ru|Центра́льный райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.

Geography

The district borders the Neva River in the north and in the east, Obvodny Canal in the south, and areas around the Gorokhovaya Street in the west.

History

The district was established on March 11, 1994 as a result of the merger of Dzerzhinsky, Kuybyshevsky, and Smolninsky Districts.^[2]

Municipal divisions

Tsentralny District comprises the following six municipal okrugs:^[3]

• 1. 78
• Dvortsovy
• Ligovka-Yamskaya
• Liteyny
• Smolninskoye
• Vladimirsky

Economy

Head office of the Rossiya airline is located in Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug of the district.

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.

Notes and References

1. Official website of the Administration of St. Petersburg. Tsentralny District
2. Directive #196-r
3. Law #411-68