Central Administrative Okrug


Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. Population: There are theaters, almost all Moscow railway stations, most of the ministries, the Kremlin, the Government house, the State Duma, the Federation Council in the Central Administrative area. Large part of the territory is occupied by different office buildings, there is “Moscow-City” district on the west side of the Area.
It was established in 1991. OKATO number 45 286 000 000.

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.
NameRussian namePopulation
ArbatАрбат25,699
BasmannyБасманный100,899
KhamovnikiХамовники97,110
KrasnoselskyКрасносельский45,229
MeshchanskyМещанский56,077
PresnenskyПресненский116,979
TaganskyТаганский109,993
TverskoyТверской75,955
YakimankaЯкиманка22,822
ZamoskvorechyeЗамоскворечье50,590
TOTAL - Central Administrative OkrugЦентральный административный округ, Tsentralny administrativny okrug701,353

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, the aviation accident technical investigation body of the Commonwealth of Independent States, has its head office in the Yakimanka District in the okrug. The Federal Penitentiary Service has its head office in Yakimanka District.
The Ministry of Education and Science has its head office in the Tverskoy District.

Economy

has its head office in the Arbat District in the okrug. United Aircraft Corporation has its head office in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug. Tupolev has its head office in the Basmanny District in the okrug.
The All Nippon Airways Moscow sales office is located in the Presnensky District in the okrug. Korean Air operates its CIS office in the Tverskoy District in the okrug.

Education

The Lycée Français Alexandre Dumas de Moscou, a French international school, is located in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug.

Sister cities