North-Western Administrative Okrug ( Russian : Се́веро-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг , romanized : Severo-Zapadny administrativny okrug ), or Severo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug , is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs ) of the federal city of Moscow , Russia . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 942,223, up from 779,965 recorded during the 2002 Census .
7-706: It borders the Northern and Central Administrative Okrugs in the east and passes by the Khimki Reservoir and the Moscow District Railway . In the south, it borders the Western Administrative Okrug and the bed of the Moskva River . The North-Western Administrative Okrug was formed in 1991 from Tushinsky and Khoroshevsky (before 1990 Voroshilovsky) boroughs of Moscow. The administrative okrug
14-779: 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. Offices of many of Russia's aviation companies are housed in the administrative okrug. 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
21-440: Is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs ) of the federal city of Moscow , Russia . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 1,100,974, down from 1,112,846 recorded during the 2002 Census . The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts: Vodny Stadion —a territorial unit with special status—used to be a part of the administrative okrug as well. Over
28-557: Is sometimes referred to as "the lungs of the capital", as it is surrounded by the Khimki Reservoir , the Moskva River , and the Moscow Canal , with about 46% of its territory covered by natural features. Until the beginning of the 20th century, what is now the administrative okrug's territory was home to peasant settlements in the Moscow suburbs Spas, Tushino, Strogino, Streshnevo, Khoroshevo, Shchukino, and others, which were incorporated into
35-670: 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 . Central Moscow Hippodrome Central Moscow Hippodrome ( Russian : Центральный Московский ипподром ), founded in 1834 in Moscow,
42-659: The Dementyev Moscow Aviation Plant and the Rumyantsev Moscow Aviation Plant. Nordwind Airlines has its head office within Sheremetyevo International Airport in Molzhaninovsky District . The New Humanitarian School , a private school, is located in Aeroport District . 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
49-799: The boundaries of the city over the last fifty years. Many historical and cultural monuments reside within the okrug, such as the Trinity Church (in Khoroshyovo), as well as the stone church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, which was built in 1672 and has been preserved to this day. The administrative okrug comprises the following eight districts: Northern Administrative Okrug Northern Administrative Okrug ( Russian : Се́верный администрати́вный о́круг , romanized : Severny administrativny okrug ), or Severny Administrative Okrug ,
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