Maskowski District

{{Short description|District of Minsk, Belarus}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Maskowski District

| native_name = {{native name|be|Маскоўскі раён}}
{{native name|ru|Московский район}}

| settlement_type = District

| image_skyline = Belarus-Minsk-Independence Square-2.jpg

| image_caption = Independence Square

| image_shield = Sin escudo.svg

| image_map = Minsk 8 Moscowsky district-2011-05-02.png

| coordinates = {{coord|53.9510|N|27.5102|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:BY|display=title,inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Belarus

| subdivision_type1 = Municipality

| subdivision_name1 = Minsk

| leader_title = Local governor

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 30

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code =

| blank_name_sec1 = District number

| blank_info_sec1 = 8

| blank_name_sec2 =

| blank_info_sec2 =

| website = [http://mosue.minsk.edu.by/ Official website]

| population_total = 308,754

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://minsk-city.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/public_bulletin/index_67549/|title=Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по г.Минску в разрезе районов|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525135440/https://minsk-city.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/public_bulletin/index_67549/|archive-date=25 May 2023|website=belsat.gov.by|access-date=19 August 2023}}

| official_name =

}}

Maskowski District or Maskoŭski DistrictOfficial transliteration from Belarusian language (2007) ({{langx|be|Маскоўскі раён|Maskowski rajon}}; {{langx|ru|Московский район|Moskovsky rayon}}) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the city of Moscow.{{in lang|ru}} [http://minsk.gov.by/cgi-bin/gor_rn.pl?mode=ind&k_rn=3 Moskovsky Raion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102162026/http://www.minsk.gov.by/cgi-bin/gor_rn.pl?mode=ind&k_rn=3 |date=2005-11-02 }}, Minsk administration website As of 2023, it has a population of 308,754.

Geography

The district is situated in central and south-western area of the city and borders with Frunzyenski, Tsentralny, Leninsky and Kastrychnitski districts.

Transport

Maskowski is served by the subway and tram networks. It is also crossed by the MKAD beltway.

See also

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