Moskovsky District () is a
district
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of the
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St. Petersburg,
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 288,744;
up from 275,884 recorded in the
2002 Census.
History
The district was established in 1919.
The
2nd People's Militia Division was formed rapidly in this district in 1941 in the face of the advancing German armies.
Municipal divisions
Moskovsky District comprises the following five
municipal okrugs:
[Law #411-68]
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Gagarinskoye
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Moskovskaya zastava
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Novoizmaylovskoye
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Pulkovsky meridian
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Zvyozdnoye
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