Tsentralny District () 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.
Geography The district borders the Neva River in the north and in the east, Obvodny Canal in the south, and areas around the Gorokhovaya Street in the west.
History The district was established on March 11, 1994 as a result of the merger of Dzerzhinsky, Kuybyshevsky, and Smolninsky Districts.Directive #196-r
Municipal divisions Tsentralny District comprises the following six municipal okrugs:Law #411-68 #78 Dvortsovy Ligovka-Yamskaya Liteyny Smolninskoye Vladimirsky
Economy Head office of the Rossiya airline is located in Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug of the district.
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