North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug
Coordinates: 55°49′N 37°26′E / 55.817°N 37.433°E
North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug, or Severo-Zapadny Admeenistrative Okrug (Roushie: Се́веро-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, Severo-Zapadny administrativny okrug), is ane o the ten admeenistrative okrugs o Moscow, Roushie. It wis foondit in 1991 an haes an aurie o 107 square kilometers (41 sq mi). Population: 924,419 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 779,965 (2002 Census).[2]
Its borders wi Northren an Central Admeenistrative Okrugs in the east an passes bi the Khimki Reservoir an the Moscow District Railway. In the sooth, it borders wi Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug an the bed o the Moskva River.
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History [edit]
The North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug wis formit in 1991 frae Tushinsky an Khoroshevsky Destricts o Moscow. The okrug is sometimes referred tae as "the lungs o the caipital", as it is surroondit bi the Khimki Reservoir, the Moskva River, an the Moscow Canal, an aboot 46% o its territory is covered bi natural features.
Till the beginnin o the 20t century, wha is nou the admeenistrative okrug's territory wis hame tae peasant settlements in the nearest Moscow suburbs: Spas, Tushino, Strogino, Streshnevo, Khoroshevo, Shchukino, an ithers, which wur incorporatit intae the bundaries o the ceety ower the last fifty years. Mony historical an cultural monuments reside athin the okrug, such as Trinity Kirk (in Khoroshyovo), as well as the stane kirk o the Vladimir Icon o the Mither o God, which wis built in 1672 an haes been preservit tae this day.[3]
Destricts [edit]
The okrug encompasses aicht destricts:
- Kurkino
- Mitino
- Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo
- Severnoye Tushino
- Strogino
- Shchukino
- Khoroshevo-Mnevniki
- Yuzhnoye Tushino
References [edit]
- ↑ Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Retrieved on 9 Februar 2012. .
- ↑ 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 (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Retrieved on 9 Februar 2012. .
- ↑ (Roushie)History of the North-Western Administrative Okrug Retrieved on October 30, 2009
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- Offeecial wabsteid (Roushie)
