Mozhaysky District, Moscow

For other places with the same name, see Mozhaysky District.

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 led 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
District
Ring Road interchange with Mozhayskoe, Mozhaysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mozhaysky District in Moscow
Coordinates: 55°43′N 37°24′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Federal city of Moscow[1]
Area [2]
• Total	17.526 km2 (6.767 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	132,373
• Estimate  (2013)[2]	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

Population of Mozhaysky District

2010 Census	132,373[3]
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]

Education

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]