Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00) Area 14.64 km² | Population (2010 Census) 203,058 inhabitants Established 1917 | |
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Density 9,458.28/km (24,496.8/sq mi) | ||
Vasileostrovsky District (Russian: Василеостро́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population: was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.
Contents
- Map of Vasileostrovsky District St Petersburg Russia
- Geography
- History
- Municipal divisions
- Transportation
- References
Map of Vasileostrovsky District, St Petersburg, Russia
Geography
The district occupies the territories of Vasilyevsky and Dekabristov Islands and includes a smaller Severny Island.
History
The district was one of the first established in Petrograd in 1917.
Municipal divisions
Vasileostrovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs:
Transportation
Vasilievsky island is connected to the mainland by 6 bridges, 2 bridge of Western Rapid Diameter and 4 of the bridge built sooner . Also on Vasilevsky island there are 3 undeground stations on the green line is Primorskaya and Vasileostrovskaya , and the purple line station Sportivnaya .Also built 3 more stations on the orange line.