Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
District in federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia
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Tsentralny District (Russian: Центра́льный райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625;[4] down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.[5]
Tsentralny District
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Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery, Tsentralny District | |
 Tsentralny District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg | |
| Coordinates: 59°56′12″N 30°21′39″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | federal city of St. Petersburg[1] |
| Established | March 11, 1994[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 214,625 |
| • Density | 12,540/km2 (32,470/sq mi) |
| Website | http://gov.spb.ru/gov/terr/reg_center/ |
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:[1]
Economy
Head office of the Rossiya airline is located in Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug of the district.