Shchukino District

Shchukino District
район Щукино (Russian)

Location of Shchukino District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°48′08″N 37°28′03″E / 55.80222°N 37.46750°ECoordinates: 55°48′08″N 37°28′03″E / 55.80222°N 37.46750°E

Alye Parusa residential buildings in Shchukino District
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow
Statistics
Area 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 105,665 inhabitants[1]
- Urban 100%
- Rural 0%
Density 13,758.46/km2 (35,634.2/sq mi)[2]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[3]
Official website
Shchukino District on WikiCommons
2003 coat of arms proposal for Shchukino District

Shchukino District (Russian: райо́н Щу́кино) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 administrative districts of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It borders with Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District in the south, Strogino District in the east, Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District in the north, and in the west there is the boundary between North-Western and Northern Administrative Okrugs. The area of the district is 7.68 square kilometers (2.97 sq mi). Population: 105,665(2010 Census);[1] 89,454(2002 Census).[4]

History

In 1415, Vasily I of the Grand Duchy of Moscow built the village of Shchukino to the east of the Moskva River.

Shchukino became a district in 1918 and has been a part of North-Western Administrative Okrug since 1988.

Notable streets

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  3. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.