District in Moscow, Russia
Solntsevo District (Russian : райо́н Со́лнцево ) is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow , Russia . The area of the district is 11.2879 square kilometres (4.3583 sq mi). Population: 122,400 (2016),[ 1] 113,959 (2010 Russian census ) ;[ 2] 85,642 (2002 Census ) .[ 4]
History
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
^ a b c "General Information" (in Russian). Solntsevo District. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service .
^ "Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).