Northern Administrative Okrug
Northern Administrative Okrug (Russian: Се́верный администрати́вный о́круг, romanized: Severny administrativny okrug), or Severny 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 1,100,974,[5] down from 1,112,846 recorded during the 2002 Census.[2]
Northern Administrative Okrug
Северный административный округ | |
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Administrative okrug of Moscow | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Northern Administrative Okrug in Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 55°50′N 37°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal city | Moscow |
| Districts[1] | 16[2] |
| Government | |
| • Prefect[3] | Gadzhimurad Izutdinov[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.9 km2 (42.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,100,974 |
| Website | https://sao.mos.ru/ |
Territorial divisions
The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts:[2]
- Aeroport
- Begovoy
- Beskudnikovsky
- Dmitrovsky
- Golovinsky
- Khovrino
- Khoroshyovsky
- Koptevo
- Levoberezhny
- Molzhaninovsky
- Savyolovsky
- Sokol
- Timiryazevsky
- Vostochnoye Degunino
- Voykovsky
- Zapadnoye Degunino
Vodny Stadion—a territorial unit with special status—used to be a part of the administrative okrug as well.
Economy
Over a thousand medium-sized and large businesses and almost eighteen thousand small businesses operate in Northern Administrative Okrug. They include construction material, engineering, food production, light industry, jewelry design, and printing operations.[6]
Offices of many of Russia's aviation companies are housed in the administrative okrug.[6] The aviation companies Irkut, Ilyushin, and Yakovlev have their head offices in Aeroport District. The aviation companies Mikoyan (MiG) and Sukhoi have their head offices in Begovoy District. The administrative okrug also houses the Dementyev Moscow Aviation Plant and the Rumyantsev Moscow Aviation Plant.[6] Nordwind Airlines has its head office within Sheremetyevo International Airport in Molzhaninovsky District.
Education
The New Humanitarian School, a private school, is located in Aeroport District.
Coat of arms
The narrow silver belt symbolizes the Moscow Canal, which passes through the territory of the administrative okrug. The two golden wings symbolize air traffic and the Sheremetyevo International Airport. The silver eight-pointed star represents Polaris and points to the northern location of the administrative okrug in Moscow. The gold and silver sails of the ship symbolize the river transport. The silver horses represent the racetrack. Finally, the silver Corinthian style columns represent the porticos of the Central Moscow Hippodrome.
References
Notes
- Law #13-47
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). 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 [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- Charter of the city of Moscow - Article 46
- Fyodorov, Viktor (November 15, 2021). "Gadzhimurad Izutdinov became the prefect of the Northern Okrug". Sever Stolitsy. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- Northern Administrative Okrug. Moscow International Portal, Department of Foreign Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow. Retrieved on August 31, 2011. Archived August 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Sources
- Московская городская Дума. Закон №13-47 от 5 июля 1995 г. «О территориальном делении города Москвы», в ред. Закона №38 от 26 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 4 Закона города Москвы от 5 июля 1995 г. №13-47 "О территориальном делении города Москвы" и Закон города Москвы от 15 октября 2003 года №59 "О наименованиях и границах внутригородских муниципальных образований в городе Москве"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Мэрии Москвы", №14, июль 1995. (Moscow City Duma. Law #13-47 of July 5, 1995 On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow, as amended by the Law #38 of June 26, 2013 On Amending Article 4 of the Law of the City of Moscow of July 5, 1995 #13-47 "On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow" and the Law of the City of Moscow of October 15, 2003 #59 "On the Names and Borders of the Internal Municipal Formations in the City of Moscow". Effective as of the moment of publication.).