Leninsky District, Moscow Oblast

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

Leninsky District (Russian: Ле́нинский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast just south of the federal city of Moscow. The area of the district is 202.83 square kilometers (78.31 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Vidnoye.^[1] Population: 172,171 (2010 Census);^[3] 145,251 (2002 Census);^[7] 74,490 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Vidnoye accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.^[3]

Leninsky District Ленинский район
District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°33′N 37°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Established	2019
Administrative center	Vidnoye[1]
Area [2]
• Total	202.83 km2 (78.31 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	172,171
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban	45.1%
• Rural	54.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns, 1 Work settlements, 5 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities[4]	1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[5], 53 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Leninsky Municipal District[2]
• Municipal divisions[2]	2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	46707
Website	https://www.adm-vidnoe.ru/

History

A major part of Leninsky District was merged into the federal city of Moscow on July 1, 2012.^[9]

Culture

St. Catherine's monastery

Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center (Vidnoye)

• St. Catherine's monastery
• Soviet Square and Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center (Vidnoye)

Notable residents

See also: Category:People from Vidnoye

• Vasily Molokov (1895–1982), Soviet pilot, a Hero of the Soviet Union, born in Irininskoye village – now called Molokovo
• Oleg Vidov (1943–2017), film director, born in either Leninsky District or Vidnoye