Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg

For other places with the same name, see Frunzensky District.

Frunzensky District (Russian: Фру́нзенский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population: was 401,779;^[3] down from 405,274 recorded in the 2002 Census.^[4]

Frunzensky District Фрунзенский район
District
Over Volkovka, Frunzensky District
Frunzensky District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg
Coordinates: 59°52′N 30°24′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	federal city of St. Petersburg[1]
Established	April 1936[2]
Administrative center	Kupchino
Area [2]
• Total	37.469 km2 (14.467 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	401,779
• Density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Website	http://umvd-frunz.ru

History

The district was established in April 1936.^[2]

In November 2017, it was proposed to rename the Frunzensky District into in Kupchinsky District (according to its historical name) in the course of the struggle against revolutionary names. However, the proposals were mostly ignored and not supported by locals.

Municipal divisions

Frunzensky District comprises the following six municipal okrugs:^[1]

• #72
• Aleksandrovsky
• Balkansky
• Georgiyevsky
• Kupchino
• Volkovskoye