South-Western Administrative Okrug Explained

South-Western Administrative Okrug
Native Name:Юго-Западный административный округ
Native Name Lang:ru
Type:Administrative okrug of Moscow
Coordinates:55.65°N 69°W
Flag Link:Flag of South-Western Administrative Okrug
Shield Link:Coat of arms of South-Western Administrative Okrug
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Federal city
Subdivision Name1:Moscow
Parts Type:Districts
Parts:12
Area Total Km2:111.4
Population Total:1362751
Population As Of:2010 Census
Established Date:1991
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Oleg Volkov
Website:http://uzao.mos.ru

South-Western Administrative Okrug (Russian: Ю́го-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг|Yugo-Zapadny administrativny okrug), or Yugo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[1] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,362,751, up from 1,179,211 recorded during the 2002 Census.

Territorial divisions

The administrative okrug comprises the following twelve districts:

Economy

Gazprom and the airline Aero Rent have their head offices in the administrative okrug's Cheryomushki District. Head office of RusHydro is in Obruchevsky District.

Education

The Moscow Finnish School, the Japanese School in Moscow, the Swedish School in Moscow, and the main campus of the Scuola Italiana Italo Calvino (Italian school) occupy a single campus in Lomonosovsky District.[2]

Hinkson Christian Academy is also in the district.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #13-47
  2. "English" (Archive) Moscow Finnish School. January 19, 2008. Retrieved on March 22, 2014.
  3. "Contact." Hinkson Christian Academy. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. "Physical Address: Novocheryomushkinskaya Ul. 39, Korpus 3 Moscow, Russia 117218 Closest Metro: Profsoyuznaya"