St Petersburg lies between 59 ~ 60 north latitude and 29 ~ 30 east longitude. Located in the northwest of Russia, it is the innermost part of the Gulf of Finland, with an area of 65,438+0,439 square kilometers.

/kloc-at the beginning of the 0/8th century, St. Petersburg was still a swamp. With the construction of St. Petersburg, artificial canals crisscross the city. These canals were dug during the period of Catherine II, with the purpose of alleviating the seawater flowing backward into St. Petersburg because of the shallow water in the Gulf of Finland. St Petersburg has 42 small islands connected by 423 bridges.

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In 20 18, St. Petersburg was divided into 20 administrative regions. There are 12 in the downtown area and 8 in the suburbs.

Downtown: Central District, Navy Department District, Vasily Island District, Vyborg District, Kalinin District, Kirov District, Corbin District, Red Guards District, Moscow District, Neva District, Petrograd District and Vorontz District.

Suburbs: Hongcun District, Kronstadt District, Kurol District, lomonosov District, Peter Palace District, Binhai District, Pushkin District and Pavlovsk District.

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