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Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg

Moskovsky District
Московский район (Russian)
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Moskovsky District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg
Coordinates: 59°49′N 30°18′E / 59.817°N 30.300°E / 59.817; 30.300Coordinates: 59°49′N 30°18′E / 59.817°N 30.300°E / 59.817; 30.300
Moskovsky District Council.jpg
Moskovsky District Administration building
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject federal city of St. Petersburg
Statistics
Area 71.07 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 288,744 inhabitants
Density 4,062.81/km2 (10,522.6/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established 1919
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Moskovsky District (Russian: Моско́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 288,744; up from 275,884 recorded in the 2002 Census.

The district was established in 1919.

The 2nd People's Militia Division was formed rapidly in this district in 1941 in the face of the advancing German armies.

Moskovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs:


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