Khovrino District Explained

En Name:Khovrino District
Ru Name:район Ховрино
Image View:Petrozavodskaya street.jpg
Coordinates:55.8722°N 37.5047°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Khovrino (municipality in Moscow).png
Federal Subject:federal city of Moscow
Mun Data As Of:June 2013
Mun Formation1:Khovrino Municipal Okrug
Area Km2:5.727
Pop 2010Census:80792
Website:http://khovrino.mos.ru/
Date:October 2014
Population of Khovrino District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:80,792
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:79,092

Khovrino District (Russian: райо́н Хо́врино) is an administrative district (raion), one of the sixteen in Northern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[1] It is located along the Likhoborka River. The area is 5.727km2[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 80,792.

History

The name of the district comes from that of a former village, known since the 15th century as an estate of a Surozh prince Stefan Gabras nicknamed "Khovra" (hence the name). In the late 19th century, Khovrino was owned by the Grachyov family of manufacturers. In 1960, Khovrino was engulfed by Moscow.

Municipal status

As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Khovrino Municipal Okrug.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #13-47
  2. Web site: General Information. Khovrino District. russian. February 5, 2018.
  3. Law #59