Dzerzhinsky City District, Perm

Coordinates: 58°01′30″N 56°07′16″E / 58.025°N 56.121°E / 58.025; 56.121
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Dzerzhinsky City District in Perm
Dzerzhinsky City District Administration building
An apartment house, example of the 1990s architecture
Parkovy Avenue

Dzerzhinsky City District (Russian: Дзержи́нский райо́н) is one of the seven city districts of Perm. Population: 155,632 (2010 Russian census);[1] 153,403 (2002 Census);[2] 163,012 (1989 Soviet census).[3]

Name[edit]

The city district is called after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Soviet revolutionary and politician.

Geography[edit]

The city district is situated on both banks of the Kama River. Two other rivers flowing through it are the Mulyanka and the Danilikha.

Notable streets[edit]

Lenina Street, Plekhanova Street, and Parkovy Avenue are the largest streets in the district. Park Avenue was formerly named Voroshilov Avenue until the late 1980s.

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources[edit]

  • (in Russian) С. А. Торопов. Пермь: путеводитель. — Пермь: Кн. изд-во, 1986.

58°01′30″N 56°07′16″E / 58.025°N 56.121°E / 58.025; 56.121