Location of Domodedovo Region (Moscow Oblast)

Domodedovsky District (russian: Домоде́довский райо́н) was an administrative district (

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) of

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

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, which was municipally incorporated as Domodedovo Urban Okrug. Its

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

was the

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of Domodedovo. District's population: The population of Domodedovo accounted for 71.0% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established on April 29, 1969, when its territory was split from

Podolsky District Podolsky District (russian: Подо́льский райо́н) is an abolished administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #65/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the o ...

. It was abolished on April 1, 2011, with its territory re-organized as the Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction; the municipal status as the urban okrug was unaffected.

References

{{Reflist Districts of Moscow Oblast States and territories established in 1969 States and territories disestablished in 2011 __NOTOC__