Vasileostrovsky District

Vasileostrovsky District (Russian: Василеостро́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625;[3] down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.[4]

Vasileostrovsky District
Василеостровский район
District
Decabrist's Garden, Vasileostrovsky District
Decabrist's Garden, Vasileostrovsky District
Vasileostrovsky District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg
Coordinates: 59°56′38″N 30°14′30″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectfederal city of St. Petersburg[1]
Established1917
Area
[2]
 • Total21.4688 km2 (8.2892 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total203,058
 • Density9,500/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Websitehttp://gov.spb.ru/gov/terr/reg_vasileostr/

Geography

The district occupies the territories of Vasilyevsky and Dekabristov Islands and includes a smaller Serny Island.

History

The district was one of the first established in Petrograd in 1917.

Municipal divisions

Vasileostrovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs:[1]

Transportation

Vasilievsky island is connected to the mainland by 6 bridges, 2 bridge of the Western Rapid Diameter and 4 other bridges built before. Also on Vasilevsky island there are 3 underground stations, which are on the green line they are the Primorskaya and Vasileostrovskaya, and the purple line station Sportivnaya. Three more stations were also built on the orange line.

References

Notes
  1. Law #411-68
  2. Official website of the Administration of St. Petersburg. Vasileostrovsky District (in Russian)
  3. 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.
  4. Russian 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).

Sources
  • Законодательное Собрание Санкт-Петербурга. Закон №411-68 от 25 июля 2005 г. «О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга», в ред. Закона №685-130 от 26 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга" и Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О рассмотрении предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением отдельных положений, вступающих в силу в иные сроки. Опубликован: "Новое в законодательстве Санкт-Петербурга", №22, 4 августа 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg. Law #411-68 of July 25, 2005 On the Territorial Structure of Saint Petersburg, as amended by the Law #685-130 of December 26, 2014 On Amending the Law of Saint Petersburg "On the Territorial Structure of Saint Petersburg" and the Law of Saint Petersburg "On Considering the Suggestions to Assign Names to Geographical Objects". Effective as of after 10 days following the day of the official publication, with the exception of certain clauses taking effect on different dates.).
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