Podolsky District
District in Moscow Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Podolsky District (Russian: Подо́льский райо́н) is an abolished administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It was located in the southwest of the oblast just south of the federal city of Moscow. The area of the district was 281.45 square kilometers (108.67 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center was the city of Podolsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1]
Podolsky District
Подольский район | |
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 View of Podolsk, Podolsky District | |
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 Location of Podolsky District in Moscow Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′N 37°33′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Podolsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 281.45 km2 (108.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 82,488 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.2% |
| • Rural | 86.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 3 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 75 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Podolsky Municipal District[2] |
| • Municipal divisions[2] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
History
A part of Podolsky District was merged into the federal city of Moscow on July 1, 2012.[6] In 2015, the district has been abolished, its territory, with the city of Podolsk, was included in the City Under Oblast Jurisdiction with the administrative territory and Podolsk Urban Okrug.[7]
Notable residents
- Matthew Chizhov (1838–1916), sculptor, born in the village of Pudov
References
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