Tsentralny District () is a
district
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of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
St. Petersburg,
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 214,625;
down from 236,856 recorded in the
2002 Census.
Geography
The district borders the
Neva River
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in the north and in the east,
Obvodny Canal in the south, and areas around the
Gorokhovaya Street in the west.
History
The district was established on March 11, 1994 as a result of the merger of
Dzerzhinsky,
Kuybyshevsky, and
Smolninsky Districts.
[Directive #196-r]
Municipal divisions
Tsentralny District comprises the following six
municipal okrugs:
[Law #411-68]
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Dvortsovy
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Ligovka-Yamskaya
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Liteyny
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Smolninskoye
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Vladimirsky
Economy
Head office of the
Rossiya airline is located in
Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug of the district.
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States and territories established in 1994