Shchukino Щукино |
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— District of Moscow — | |||
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Location of Shchukino within Moscow | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal District | Central | ||
Federal City | Moscow | ||
Borough | North-Western | ||
Area[1] | |||
• Total | 7.68 km2 (3 sq mi) | ||
Population (2010)[2] | |||
• Total | 92,200 | ||
• Density | 12,005.2/km2 (31,093.3/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | GMT (UTC+3) | ||
Website | Official website |
Shchukino (Район Щукино) is a district (raion) in the North-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia.
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It borders in south with Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District, east with Strogino District, north with Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District and West on the boundary between North-Western Administrative Okrug and Northern Administrative Okrug.
In 1415, Vasily I, the Grand Duchy of Moscow built a village in the east of a Moscow river, Shchukino. In order to his son was born (this boy just is Vasily II, the Grand Duchy of Moscow).
Shchukino began a city district since 1918, and the KPSU implemented a new policy in this year. It was governed by the North-Western Administrative Okrug since 1988.
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