Solntsevo District
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| Solntsevo District район Солнцево (Russian) |
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 Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 113,959 inhabitants[1] |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[2] |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Solntsevo District]] on WikiCommons | |
Solntsevo District (Russian: райо́н Со́лнцево) is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 113,959 (2010 Census);[1] 85,642 (2002 Census).[3]
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.
The organized crime group Solntsevskaya Bratva based its name upon Solntsevo District.
References
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- ↑ 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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