Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg
# Moskovsky District, Saint Petersburg

Moskovsky District (Russian: Моско́вский райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 288,744; up from 275,884 recorded in the 2002 Census.

## History

The district was established in 1919.

The 2nd People's Militia Division was formed rapidly in this district in 1941 in the face of the advancing German armies.

## Municipal divisions

Moskovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs:

* Gagarinskoye
* Moskovskaya zastava
* Novoizmaylovskoye
* Pulkovsky meridian
* Zvyozdnoye
