Editing Sochi (section)

==Administrative and municipal status and city divisions==
[[File:Krasnodarsky krai Sochi.PNG|thumb|Sochi Urban Okrug on the map of Krasnodar Krai]]

Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], it is, together with one [[urban-type settlement]] ([[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]]) and seventy-nine [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated as the '''[[City of federal subject significance|City]] of Sochi'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of Krasnodar Krai|districts]].<ref name="Ref1481">''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai''</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the City of Sochi is incorporated as '''Sochi Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref753">Law #679-KZ</ref>

Sochi is administratively subdivided into four city districts: [[Tsentralny city district, Sochi|Tsentralny city district]], [[Lazarevsky city district]], [[Khostinsky city district]], and [[Adlersky city district]]. Tsentralny city district, comprising the central portion of, is by far the smallest out of four in terms of the area, and the other three have comparable areas, with Lazarevsky city district being the biggest. In terms of the population, Tsentralny city district is approximately twice as big as each of the other three city districts.

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! city district  || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) || Population<br />census 2010 ||<nowiki>#</nowiki>
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| [[Tsentralny city district, Sochi|Tsentralny]]||align="right"|32||align="right"|137,677||1
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| [[Khostinsky city district|Khostinsky]]||align="right"|374||align="right"|65,229||2
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| [[Lazarevsky city district|Lazarevsky]]||align="right"|1,744||align="right"| 63,894||3
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| [[Adlersky city district|Adlersky]]||align="right"|1,352||align="right"|76,534||4
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[[File:Sochi administrative division.png|thumb|upright=1.25|center|city districts numbered]]
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===Tsentralny city district===
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[[File:Sochi Symphony Orchestra Soldatov Beisteiner December 2013.jpg|thumb|The [[Sochi Symphony Orchestra]] conducted by [[Oleg Soldatov]] during a concert with the Austrian guitarist [[Johanna Beisteiner]] at Organ and Chamber Music Hall in Sochi (December 13, 2013)]]

[[Tsentralny city district, Sochi|Tsentralny city district]], or central Sochi, covers an area of {{convert|32|km2|sp=us}} and, as of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], has a population of 137,677.<ref name="2010Census" /> The highlights include:
*[[Archangel Cathedral, Sochi|Michael Archangel Cathedral]], a diminutive church built in 1873–1891 to [[Alexander Kaminsky|Kaminsky]]'s designs in order to commemorate the victorious conclusion of the [[Caucasian War]].
*The red-granite Archangel Column, erected in 2006 in memory of the Russian soldiers fallen in Sochi during the Caucasian War. It is capped by a 7-metre bronze statue of Sochi's patron saint, [[Michael the Archangel]].
*[[Sochi Arboretum]], a large [[botanical garden]] with tropical trees from many countries, and the Mayors Alleé—a landscape avenue of palm trees planted by mayors from cities around the world.
*The [[Friendship Tree|Tree of Friendship]], a [[Citrus hybrids|hybrid citrus]] tree planted in 1934 in the Subtropical Botanic Garden. Since 1940 numerous citrus cultivars from foreign countries have been [[grafting|grafted]] onto this tree as a token of friendship and peace. The associated Friendship Tree Garden Museum has a collection of 20,000 commemorative presents from around the world.

===Lazarevsky city district===
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[[File:Letniy theatre Sochi.jpg|thumb|210px|The Summer Theater]]

[[Lazarevsky city district]] lies to the northwest from the city center; the 2010 Census showed the population of 63,894 people.<ref name="2010Census"/> It is the largest city district by area, covering some {{convert|1744|km2|sp=us}} and comprising several [[microdistrict]]s:
*[[Lazarevskoye Microdistrict|Lazarevskoye]], {{convert|59|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, contains a [[delphinarium]], an old church (1903), and a new church (1999). The settlement was founded as a Russian military outpost in 1839 and was named after Admiral [[Mikhail Lazarev]].
*[[Loo Microdistrict|Loo]], {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, was once owned by Princes Loov, a noble Abkhazian family. The district contains the ruins of a medieval church, founded in the 8th century, rebuilt in the 11th century, and converted into a fortress in the Late Middle Ages.
*[[Dagomys]], {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, has been noted for its [[botanical garden]], established by order of [[Nicholas II]], as well as tea plantations and factories. A sprawling hotel complex was opened there in 1982. Dagomys adjoins [[Bocharov Ruchey]], a [[dacha]] built for [[Kliment Voroshilov]] in the 1950s, but later upgraded into a country residence of the [[President of Russia]], where he normally spends his vacations and often confers with leaders of other states.
*[[Golovinka]] is a historic location at the mouth of the Shakhe River. Formerly marking the border between the [[Ubykhs]] and the [[Shapsugs]], the settlement was noted by Italian travelers of the 17th century as Abbasa. On May 3, 1838, it was the site of the [[Subashi landing]] of the Russians, who proceeded to construct Fort Golovinsky where many convicted [[Decembrists]] used to serve. The fort was intentionally destroyed by Russian forces at the beginning of the [[Crimean War]], so as to avoid its capture by the enemy.
*[[Fort Godlik]], of which little remains, had a turbulent history. It was built at the mouth of the Godlik River in the Byzantine period (5th to 8th centuries), was destroyed by the [[Khazars]] and revived by the [[Genoa|Genoese]] in the High Middle Ages.

===Khostinsky city district===
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[[File:Dendrarium Sochi Mauritanian arbour.jpg|thumb|210px|[[Sochi Arboretum]]]]

[[Khostinsky city district]], sprawling to the southeast from the city center, occupies approximately {{convert|374|km2|sp=us}}, with a population of 65,229 as of the 2010 Census.<ref name="2010Census" /> The district is traversed by many rivulets which give their names to the microdistricts of Matsesta ("flame-colored river"), Kudepsta, and Khosta ("the river of boars").

===Adlersky city district===
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[[Adlersky city district]], with an area of {{convert|1352|km2|sp=us}} and a population of 76,534 people as of the 2010 Census,<ref name="2010Census"/> is the southernmost district of the city, located just north of the border with Abkhazia. Until the establishment of Greater Sochi in 1961, it was administered as a separate town, which had its origin in an ancient [[Sadz]] village and a medieval [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] trading post.

Among the natural wonders of the district is the Akhshtyr Gorge with a 160-meter-long cave that contains traces of human habitation. The upland part of the district includes a network of remote mountain villages ([[aul]]s), the [[Estonia]]n colony at [[Estosadok]], and the ski resort of [[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]] which hosted the events (Alpine and Nordic) of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]. Also located here is a [[trout]] fishery and a breeding nursery for [[great ape]]s.