Maskowski District

Maskowski District (Belarusian: Маскоўскі, Russian: Московский) is an administrative subdivision of the city of Minsk, Belarus. It was named after the city of Moscow.[1]

Maskowski (Маскоўскі)
District of Minsk
Independence Square
Coat of arms
Country Belarus
Voblast Minsk
Municipality Minsk
Government
  Local governorDukor Evgeny Michailovich
Area
  Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
270,240
  Density9,008/km2 (23,330/sq mi)
District number8
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

The district is situated in central and south-western area of the city and borders with Frunzyenski, Tsentralny, Leninsky and Kastrychnitski districts.

Transport

Maskowski is served by the subway and tram networks. It is also crossed by the MKAD beltway .

See also

References

  1. (in Russian) Moskovsky Raion Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Minsk administration website

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