Admiralteysky District (russian: Адмиралте́йский райо́н) is a
district
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of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
St. Petersburg,
Russia
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population: was 157,897;
down from 187,837 recorded in the
2002 Census.
Geography
The district borders the
Neva River
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in the north and in the west, the
Yekateringofka River in the southwest, areas around
Gorokhovaya Street
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in the east, and areas around
Zagorodny Avenue
Zagorodny (russian: Загородный) is a rural locality (a selo) in Otradovsky Selsoviet, Sterlitamaksky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 2,188 as of 2010. There are 30 streets.
Geography
Zagorodny is located 7 km sout ...
in the south.
History
It was established on March 11, 1994 as a result of the merger of
Leninsky and
Oktyabrsky Districts.
[Official website of the Administration of St. Petersburg]
Admiralteysky District. General Information.
Municipal divisions
Admiralteysky District comprises the following six
municipal okrug
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s:
[Law #411-68]
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Admiralteysky
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Izmaylovskoye
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Kolomna
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Semyonovsky
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Sennoy
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Yekateringofsky
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States and territories established in 1994