Solntsevo District
District in Moscow, Russia
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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).[4]
Solntsevo District
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 Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 55°39′13″N 37°24′07″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.2879 km2 (4.3583 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 113,959 |
| 122,400 | |
| • Density | 10,095.7/km2 (26,147.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [3]) |
| OKTMO ID | 45326000 |
| Website | http://solntsevo.mos.ru/ |
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.[citation needed]
The organized crime group Solntsevskaya Bratva based its name upon Solntsevo District.[citation needed]