Mozhaysky District, Moscow
District in Federal city of Moscow, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District in Federal city of Moscow, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mozhaysky District (Russian: Можа́йский райо́н) is a territorial division (a district, or raion) in Western Administrative Okrug, one of the 125 in the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the federal city. The area of the district is 17.526 square kilometers (6.767 sq mi).[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 132,373.[3] Mozhaysky District takes its name after Mozhayskoe Highway, the district's major road, which in turn was named after the old Mozhayskaya road which lead to Mozhaysk town, located 110 kilometers (68 mi) to the west of Moscow, which was protecting west approach routes to Moscow since 13th century.[7]
Mozhaysky District
Можайский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°43′N 37°24′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Federal city of Moscow[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.526 km2 (6.767 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 132,373 |
135,527 | |
• Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Mozhaysky Municipal Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 45321000 |
Website | http://mozhaiskiy-mos.ru |
2010 Census | 132,373[3] |
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2002 Census | 109,248[6] |
From 1 July, 2012, the district also includes the territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mozhaysky Municipal Okrug.[4]
Moscow Korean School (MKS; 모스크바한국학교), a South Korean international school, is within the district. It is the only European school certified by the South Korean government.[8]
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