Where is St. Petersburg?

St. Petersburg is located between 59°~60° north latitude and 29°~30° east longitude. It is in northwest Russia and is the innermost part of the Gulf of Finland, covering an area of ??1,439 square kilometers.

At the beginning of the 18th century, St. Petersburg was still a swamp. With the construction of the city of St. Petersburg, artificial canals crisscrossed the city. These canals were dug during the reign of Catherine II to relieve the sea water that poured into St. Petersburg due to the shallow water of the Gulf of Finland. St. Petersburg *** has 42 small islands connected by 423 bridges.

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In 2018, St. Petersburg *** was divided into 20 administrative districts. Among them, 12 are in the city center and 8 are in the suburbs.

Central District: Central District, Admiralty District, Vasily Island District, Vyborg District, Kalinin District, Kirov District, Corbin District, Red Guards District, Moscow District, Nirvana District Suburban District, Petrograd District, Frunze District

Suburbs: Krasnovo District, Kronshtadt District, Kurol District, Lomonosov District, Peter Palace District, Marina District, Pushkin District, Pavlovsk District

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