Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug (, Tsentralny administrativny okrug), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. Population: . It is the core of the city that includes its oldest, historical parts: Kremlin and the former Bely Gorod and Zemlyanoy Gorod; with certain churches and fortifications as old as from the 14th to 15th century. It is also the site of Russia's highest government institutions, such as the Government house, the State Duma, the Federation Council, and most ministries. A large part of the territory is occupied by office buildings, especially in the "Moscow-City" business district on the west side of the Okrug.
Territorial organisation
The okrug, governed by the prefecture, encompasses ten districts. The territory of Kitai-gorod is not a part of any district and is governed by the administrative okrug directly. As other okrugs, it was formally established in 1991. Its OKATO number is 45 286 000 000.
+ Districts under the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Okrug Name Russian name PopulationAll population figures are as of 2002 Census.Arbat 25,699Basmanny 100,899Khamovniki 97,110Krasnoselsky 45,229Meshchansky 56,077Presnensky 116,979Tagansky 109,993Tverskoy 75,955Yakimanka 22,822Zamoskvorechye 50,590 TOTAL - Central Administrative Okrug , Tsentralny administrativny okrug 701,353
Coat of arms
The Kremlin Hill, from which the colonization of Moscow began, is depicted under Yury Dolgoruky. The purple background symbolizes the supreme power of Russia, concentrated in Central Administrative Okrug. The gold unicorn was a traditional symbol of the Russian Tsars. Below him an ancient Kremlin white-stone wall is featured.
Government and infrastructure
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC or MAK), the aviation accident technical investigation body of the Commonwealth of Independent States, has its head office in the Yakimanka District in the okrug."Main ." Interstate Aviation Committee. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "119017, Moscow, Russia Bolshaya Ordynka str. 22/2/1" Address in Russian : 119017, Москва, Россия ул.Большая Ордынка, 22/2/1 The Federal Penitentiary Service has its head office in Yakimanka District."Federal Penitentiary Service ." Government of Russia. Retrieved on 5 October 2011. "Address: 14 Zhitnaya Ulitsa, Moscow 119991"
The Ministry of Education and Science has its head office in the Tverskoy District."CONTACT ." Ministry of Education and Science. Retrieved on 1 November 2011. "Address: Tverskaya street, 11, Moscow, 125993" - Address in Russian : "ул.Тверская, д.11, г.Москва, ГСП-3, 125993"
Economy Aeroflot has its head office in the Arbat District in the okrug."Queries ." Aeroflot. Retrieved on 29 June 2010. "Legal / mailing address: # 10, Arbat street, 119002 Moscow" – "Обращение в авиакомпанию ." – Address in Russian: "Юридический адрес / Адрес для почтовых отправлений: 119002 Москва, ул. Арбат, д. 10" United Aircraft Corporation has its head office in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug.Home page. United Aircraft Corporation. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "Ulansky side-street, bld.1, 22 Moscow 101000, Russia" – Address in Russian: "101000, Москва Уланский пер., д.22, стр.1 " Tupolev has its head office in the Basmanny District in the okrug."Contacts ." (Direct map image link ) Tupolev. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "Address in Moscow: Russia, Moscow, Academician Tupolev Embankment 17 " Address in Russian : "105005 г. Москва Набережная Академика Туполева д.17"
The All Nippon Airways Moscow sales office is located in the Presnensky District in the okrug."ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Europe ." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on 31 August 2011. "Moscow Sales Office World Trade Center (WTC) Room 606, Mezhdunarodnaya-2 Building, 12 Krasnopresnenskaya Nab, 123610, Moscow, Russi" Korean Air operates its CIS office in the Tverskoy District in the okrug."Company Info / Contact Info ." Korean Air. Retrieved on 30 August 2011. "CIS Headquarters Bolshoy Gnezdnykovsky Pereulok D1/2, Moscow, Russia" Address in Russian : "Большой Гнездниковский переулок 1/2 Москва Россия"
Education The Lycée Français Alexandre Dumas de Moscou, a French international school, is located in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug."Accueil ." Lycée Français Alexandre Dumas de Moscou. Retrieved on 22 March 2014. "101000 МОСКВА, Милютинский пер. д. 7А, Французский лицей Lycée français, 7A Milioutinsky per., 101000 MOSCOU"
Sister cities
Daugavpils, Latvia Riga, Latvia Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany
References
See also Prechistenka street
External links
Official website of Central Administrative Okrug