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Odintsovsky District

Odintsovsky District
Одинцовский район (Russian)
Location of Odintsovo Region (Moscow Oblast).svg
Location of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012)
Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°16′E / 55.667°N 37.267°E / 55.667; 37.267Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°16′E / 55.667°N 37.267°E / 55.667; 37.267
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Skolkovskoye Highway in the village of Skolkovo in Odintsovsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast
Administrative structure (as of January 2013)
Administrative center city of Odintsovo
Administrative divisions:
Towns 3
Work settlements and suburban settlements 4
Rural settlements 9
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 3
Urban-type settlements 4
Rural localities 228
Municipal structure (as of February 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Odintsovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 7
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area (municipal district) (February 2012) 1,289.628 km2 (497.928 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 316,696 inhabitants
• Urban 66.8%
• Rural 33.2%
Density 245.57/km2 (636.0/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established January 13, 1965
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Odintsovsky District (Russian: Одинцо́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast and borders with the federal city of Moscow in the east, Leninsky District in the southeast, Naro-Fominsky District in the south, Ruzsky District in the west, Istrinsky District in the north, and with Krasnogorsky District in the northeast. The area of the district is 1,289.628 square kilometers (497.928 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Odintsovo. Population: 316,696 (2010 Census);286,033 (2002 Census);129,343 (1989 Census). The population of Odintsovo accounts for 43.9% of the district's total population.

The Moskva River with its tributaries flow through the district.

The district was established on January 13, 1965.

Major attractions include the Kubinka Tank Museum and Grebnevskaya Church.


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