Solntsevo District

Solntsevo District is a district of Western Administrative Okrug of the federal [cities of Russia|federal city] of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is. Population: 122,400,

History

It originated in 1938 as a dacha settlement and was named after the Russian word for Sun. It used to be a separate town from 1971. Since May 1984 it has been included into Moscow. Former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov and 2008 Russian [presidential election|2008 presidential election] candidate Andrey Bogdanov are natives of Solntsevo.
The organized crime group Solntsevskaya Bratva based its name upon Solntsevo District.