Kristiine (Estonian for 'Christina') is one of the 8 administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Kristiine is divided into 3 subdistricts (): Järve Lilleküla Tondi
The name of Kristiine originates from the Swedish Queen Christina, under whose rule in 1653 the area was divided into 46 pieces (each of them 9 ha) and sold to businessmen and city officials for 100 riksdaler. The whole area was called (Valley of Christina) and later Kristiine hayfield.
The elder of the district is Andrei Novikov (as of September 2013).
Population Kristiine has a population of 31,739 (). +Ethnic composition 1989-2021Ethnicity1989200020112021amount%amount%amount%amount%Estonians2343357.42039367.12129672.92304770.5Russians1350833.1766225.2638621.8635919.4Ukrainians - - - -5161.777712.36Belarusians - - - -2911.002920.89Finns - - - -1110.381780.54Jews - - - -840.29720.22Latvians - - - -440.151030.31Germans - - - -290.10860.26Tatars - - - -410.14490.15Poles - - - -430.15440.13Lithuanians - - - -480.16680.21unknown00.003301.09290.102340.72other38799.5020226.653101.0614024.29Total40820100304071002922810032705100 Population development Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Population 29,424 29,908 29,816 29,511 29,478 29,221 29,395 29,810 30,055 30,274 31,256
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