Solntsevo District

For other uses, see Solntsevo.

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 Census);^[2] 85,642 (2002 Census).^[4]

Solntsevo District район Солнцево
District
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Location of Solntsevo District in Moscow
Coordinates: 55°39′13.0″N 37°24′6.8″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow
Area [1]
• Total	11.2879 km2 (4.3583 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	113,959
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	122,400
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
• Urban	100%
• Rural	0%
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
OKTMO ID	45326000
Website	http://solntsevo.mos.ru/

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.