Tsentralny City District, Sochi
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| Tsentralny City District Центральный внутригородской район (Russian) |
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| 250px Tsentralny City District in Sochi |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| City | Sochi |
| Statistics | |
| Area (January 2008) | 30.37 km2 (11.73 sq mi)[2] |
| Population (2010 Census) | 137,677 inhabitants[3] |
| Population (January 2014 est.) | 170,578 inhabitants[4] |
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| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[6] |
| Established | February 10, 1961[1] |
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Tsentralny City District (Russian: Центра́льный внутригородско́й райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.[1] Sometimes referred to as "Sochi proper", it borders Lazarevsky City District in the west and Khostinsky City District in the north and in the east. In the southwest, it is bounded by the Black Sea. Population: 137,677 (2010 Census);[3] 133,935 (2002 Census);[7] 137,968 (1989 Census).[8]
Geography
It is the core, historic, and most populous[3] city district of Sochi, but also the smallest in terms of area, covering only 30.37 square kilometers (11.73 sq mi).[2]
Landmarks
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Friendship Tree in the Subtropical Botanical Garden
- The Friendship Tree and the Friendship Tree Garden Museum, in the Subtropical Botanical Garden
- St. Michael's Cathedral, a diminutive church built in 1873–1891 to Alexander Kaminsky's designs in order to commemorate the victorious conclusion of the Caucasian War
- The red-granite Archangel Column, erected in 2006 in memory of the Russian soldiers fallen in Sochi during the Caucasian War. It is capped by a 7-meter (23 ft) bronze statue of Sochi's patron saint, Archangel Michael.
- Sochi Art Museum occupies a large building with a four-columned portico, completed in 1939. Its Neoclassical design is by Ivan Zholtovsky.
- Sochi Arboretum, a large botanical garden with tropical trees from many countries and the Mayors Alley—the line of palm-trees planted by the mayors of different cities of the world.
- The Winter Theater (1934–1937), another rigorously Neoclassical edifice, surrounded by eighty-eight Corinthian columns, with a pediment bearing the statues of Terpsichore, Melpomene, and Thalia; all three cast by Vera Mukhina.
- Hall of Organ and Chamber Music. Centrally located, it conducts organ, symphony, chamber-ensemble, choral, and vocal music concerts.
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Maritime Passenger Terminal in Port of Sochi.
- The Maritime Passenger Terminal (1955), notable for its distinctive 71-meter (233 ft)-high steepled tower and four statues symbolizing the cardinal points
- The railway station (1952)
- The Riviera Park, established by Vasily Khludov in 1883 in the part of the city which later became known as Khludovskaya. The park is popular with tourists and local residents alike. It has a variety of attractions, including an outcrop of funny statues and a "glade of friendship" where magnolia trees were planted by every Soviet cosmonaut, among other notables.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Decision #89
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- ↑ Krasnodar Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности населения на 1 января 2014 года по муниципальным образованиям Краснодарского края (Russian)
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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Sources
- Управление по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №34.01-707/13-03 от 23 мая 2013 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Organs of the Local Self-Government of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 of May 23, 2013 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ).
- Городское Собрание Сочи. Решение №89 от 14 июля 2009 г. «Об утверждении генерального плана городского округа города Сочи». Вступил в силу со дня опубликования. (City Assembly of Sochi. Decision #89 of July 14, 2009 On the Adoption of the General Plan of the Urban Okrug of the City of Sochi. Effective as of the publication date.).
