Southern Administrative Okrug

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Southern Administrative Okrug
Южный административный округ
Administrative okrug
Prefecture building of Southern Administrative Okrug
Prefecture building of Southern Administrative Okrug
Flag of Southern Administrative Okrug
Flag
Coat of arms of Southern Administrative Okrug
Coat of arms
Southern Administrative Okrug in Moscow
Southern Administrative Okrug in Moscow
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Country Russia
Federal city Moscow
Districts[2] 16[1]
Government
 • Prefect[citation needed] Alexey Chelyshev[citation needed]
Area[citation needed]
 • Total 132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total 1,716,808
Website http://uao.mos.ru

Southern Administrative Okrug (Russian: Ю́жный администрати́вный о́круг, Yuzhny administrativny okrug), or Yuzhny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,716,808,[3] up from 1,593,065 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

History

The territory that comprises modern Southern Administrative Okrug attracted settlers from time immemorial, even in spite of the fact that it had historically been an unsafe area. In order to protect the borders, powerful monasteries were built. The first one was the Danilov Monastery, founded in 1271 by Prince Daniel of Moscow.

In 1593, the Donskoy Monastery was established to commemorate the victory over Khan Kazi-Girey. Villages appeared and grew near the monastery. Kolomna was one of the first villages to appear in the area. Urban development of the area began in the 16th–17th centuries, at which time the Kolomenskoye architectural ensemble was also built. The Ascension Church in particular is listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[4]

The Ascension Church in the Kolomenskoye Museum Reserve

Territorial divisions

The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts:[1]

References

Notes

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Law #13-47
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. (Russian) History of the Southern Administrative Okrug[dead link] Retrieved on October 30, 2009

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.).