Solntsevo District (Moscow)

Russia / Moskovskaja Oblast / Marfino / Moscow
 district, invisible, third-level administrative division

Administrative district (raion) of Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 11.2879 square kilometres (4.3583 sq mi). Population: 122,400 (2016).
It originated in 1938 as a dacha settlement and was named after the Russian word for Sun ("солнце, solntse). It used to be a separate town from 1971. Since May 1984 it has been included into Moscow.
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Coordinates:   55°39'11"N   37°24'44"E
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